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bhaak on Oct 6, 2019 | parent | context | favorite | on: A Sociology of Steve Jobs (2011)

> It was a badly designed machine that would be ok for games but not for serious homework/work.

Funny, considering how games were never first class citizen in Jobs or Apple's strategy for their devices.

Razengan on Oct 6, 2019 [–]

Yes, ironically some beloved franchises actually began their life on Mac/NeXT computers. Simcity, Doom from the top of my head.

sjwright on Oct 6, 2019 | [–]

And Dark Castle, possibly the first game ever to use the now-standard WASD key layout.

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