Three 1990s Macs that defined my life—and explain Apple's history

Welcome to Dial Up, Mashable’s most excellent look at technology in the '90s, from the early days of the World Wide Web to the clunky gadgets that won our hearts. 

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For much of the 20th century, the western world seemed to mark progress through the design of its cars. From the 1910s through the 1980s, each decade offered radical new looks that defined their times, even now (think round rims in the '40s and  sharp fins in the '50s). 

But the 1990s were different. Cars became the same dull, dependable steel boxes they are today. If you wanted to understand a rapidly changing high-tech world at the end of the 20th century, you needed to watch what was happening to home computers. Read more...

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