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Back in the dark, dark days of early January, 1997, Apple was a very different company than it is today. Tons of unsold hardware (Performas mostly) and an OS strategy in shambles (Copland) left many wondering just how long Apple was for this earth.

Lest we get too cocky about our current good fortune, a Salon article by Scott Rosenberg (written when the hour was late and the iMac hadn't yet been imagined) should put things into perspective.

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