In 1997, Apple’s website went dark for 24 hours, and it showed a picture of a chocolate chip cookie, a shopping cart, and a screwdriver. What could this possibly mean? Was it a hint for a new product? Let’s find out.


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1:45 - Seybold Seminar
3:35 - November 1997 Event Introduction
7:34 - A Very Different Chip: PowerPC G3
18:11 - A Very Different Store
27:53 - A Very Different Factory
30:12 - What's Dell Doing Here?!
35:20 - Conclusion

Seybold Seminar 1997: https://web.archive.org/web/19971018032434/http://www.seyboldseminars.com/News/sf97/Jobs_Keynote.html

Apple Event, November 1997: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXWuZjPgkbE

"Dude, You're Getting a Dell": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXGO6QSC5Fg


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Episode Transcription: https://thecomputerclan.com/transcriptions/AppleKeynoteChronicles-006.pdf