Apples Lost Computers Over the Years By: Anthony DePadro

Some Computers are lost in time, not getting the notoriety they need. There are many things that can lead to a computer losing the notoriety it deserves. This shows that not all computers are meant for the commercial setting or you personally. There are three we will talk about today, The X-Serve, The G4 Cube, and the iMac G3. "If a student wants to use a personal device for academic purposes, then yes" Said Coach Goodson a Hillgrove teacher.

            The Apple X-Serve or the commercial computer is a rack mounted computer that has power to run a whole company. This also came with a version on MacOs server "Apple discontinued macOS Server on April 21, 2022. However, existing customers can continue to use the app with macOS Monterey." Apple said this in a press release. There are eight versions of this software like rhapsody, Cheetah, and Snow Leopard to name a few. The apple X-Serve was one of the first computers from apple to focus on the commercial setting. "It was Apple's first rack-mounted server, and could function as a file server, web server or run high-performance computing applications in clusters – a dedicated cluster Xserve, the Xserve Cluster Node, without a video card and optical drives was also available" Was Published by Apple Xserve G5 Developer Notes.

            The Next computer is the PowerMac G4 Cube. The PowerMac G4 Cube or commonly referred to as the G4 Cube is a computer that Steve Jobs apple's former CEO work on. He took his square or cube shape from his job after they fired him in 1985, then founded NeXT to create high-end computers. That brought him back to apple so he was returned to his former glory. "Apple's designers developed new technologies and manufacturing methods for the product—a 7.7-inch (20 cm) cubic computer housed in clear acrylic glass. Apple positioned the Cube in the middle of its product range, between the consumer iMac G3 and the professional Power Mac G4. The Cube was announced to the general public at the Macworld Expo on July 19, 2000"  Was published in a apple article. The product was an immediate commercial failure, selling only 150,000 units before production was suspended within a year of its announcement. "Probably only thing the first time we started working with Mac’s was in when I was in South Cobb and that would probably be 20 years. 20 years" Said Lisa Watson a Hillgrove teacher.

            The Final computer is the iMac G3. This computer was very interesting. It is based around a cathode-ray tube display or a CRT display. Apples design team created a tear drop shape out of clear translucent plastic placed behind the cathode-ray tube display (CRT) display. The iMac was an immediate commercial success, selling more than 5 million units in its lifetime and becoming Apple's fastest-selling computer. "My daughter has a Mac laptop and she really enjoys it" Said Coach Scott a Hillgrove Teacher. The original model was revised several times, improving the processor speed, the amount of random-access memory (RAM), hard drive space, and other capabilities. In 1996, Apple purchased the computer maker NeXT, NeXT founder Steve Jobs returned to Apple to create this computer and many more before his passing. This goes to show that there are many computers that are not remembered or shown to the public eye anymore.