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Laptops with Stickers

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601 points z303 | 4 comments | 02 Nov 25 11:58 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
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Findecanor ◴[11 Nov 25 22:47 UTC] No.45893954[source]▶
The only one I liked is the HAL sticker.

Hmm... Does the current crop of Apple laptops have a glowing Apple logo? ... and is there a HAL sticker that has a red lens in the middle that would glow red if I put it over the Apple logo?

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1. wlesieutre ◴[11 Nov 25 23:00 UTC] No.45894081[source]▶
No glowing logo since before the USB-C/touchbar generation, about 10 years ago
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2. JSR_FDED ◴[12 Nov 25 00:03 UTC] No.45894621[source]▶
When Apple was making a comeback from being all but dead, the logo was a quick way to identify other members of your tribe. And you could walk into a coffee shop and get an instant tally of how Apple was doing. It was really precarious for a time, and then after some months it became reassuring and then some more months and you could stop worrying altogether.

Hard to believe that was ever the case!

Iconic photo from 2007: https://macdailynews.com/2007/10/02/lecture_hall_photo_shows...

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3. shantara ◴[12 Nov 25 09:24 UTC] No.45898091[source]▶
I remember seeing this photo all over the internet, usually with “Think different” caption. Thanks for the reminder!
4. wlesieutre ◴[12 Nov 25 15:54 UTC] No.45901688[source]▶
My fun fact on the laptop logos is that the PowerBook G4 is when they flipped it to being right-side-up for other people looking at the computer while you're using it.

On the PowerBook G3 and prior, the logo was facing toward you when you're looking at your own computer closed on the desk. Once you open it, it was upside down for anyone else looking at you.