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Trick or Steve! (11/1/98)
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So another Halloween has come and gone. How was yours? All Hallow's Eve at the AtAT offices is typically a sedate affair; we generally work on perfecting our "Couch Potatoes Watching Too Much TV" costumes and wait for the little neighborhood gremlins to ring the bell. By far the best costume we saw this year while doling out the Twizzlers and Nerds belonged to the kid who showed up as Chef from South Park, although there were plenty of runners-up, like the girls dressed as Wine and Cheese and the little hula dancer who didn't quite understand the whole trick-or-treat concept-- after we opened the door, she tried to come inside. All told, it was a pretty good year; we didn't run out of candy and no one set our car on fire, plus Silence of the Lambs was on TV. We consider ourselves blessed.
In fact, the only thing that could have really made things even better would have been if a little trick-or-treating iMac had shown up at the door. There had been lots of talk swirling around that some people were going to attempt putting together an "iCostume," and according to NoBeige, this Halloween did not pass Bondi-less. Let's not dwell too long on the report of two buxom females dressed in translucent blue and white costumes (this show is still rated for general audiences, after all). Instead, let's give a moment of silence to the brave soul who built a full-body wooden-framed iMac costume, complete with built-in speakers that played real music. Unfortunately, he broke two important things: 1) the cardinal rule of school dances ("Never enter the mosh pit while dressed as a consumer computing appliance"); and 2) his left arm in a subsequent fall to the ground. Hey, at least it makes for a cool story.
For actual photographic evidence of an iMac costume, though, you'll have to trek over to faithful viewer Aaron Swartz' home page, which shows his brother Ben's awesome creation. It's amazing what a couple of determined individuals can do with an old mail carton, some paint, and a keen eye for good design. If Jonathan Ives (the veep of Apple's Industrial Design Group, and the man primarily responsible for the iMac's distinctive look and feel) is watching, he should keep an eye on the brothers Swartz-- they seem to have bright futures in that line of work.
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 | | The above scene was taken from the 11/1/98 episode: November 1, 1998: No Halloween costume is scarier than Bill Gates in a leisure suit, and none is cuter than our friend the iMac. Meanwhile, that iMac keeps flying off the shelves, if the September PC Data sales figures are any indication, and Avie Tevanian's testimony in "Redmond Justice" reveals that Apple's relationship with Microsoft ain't all it's cracked up to be...
Other scenes from that episode: 1118: Bondi Blue Hotcakes (11/1/98) Remember how the iMac was the number two selling computer for the month of August? That was a real coup, especially since it debuted halfway through the month and still came in second. There were some real concerns, however, that those fantastic sales couldn't continue; after all, once all of the Rabid Mac Faithful™ ran out and bought their iMacs in the first two weeks (and no, that's not a slam of any kind-- heck, the AtAT staff drove to New Hampshire to buy three on the first morning they because available), would "normal" people continue to buy the cute blue lumpy things? So the most recent PC Data numbers are pretty good news... 1119: Strained Relationships (11/1/98) While we at AtAT were a tad disappointed that "Redmond Justice" didn't have a special Halloween show (like we're one to talk!), that's not to say the show isn't as entertaining as ever-- especially now that Apple guest stars are getting some screen time...
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