From Salon Magazine:
salonmagazine.com
Son of iMac
In 1998, Apple's iMac made a big splash by putting
the familiar Macintosh into a sleek new avant-garde
package -- and removing the floppy drive. The
strategy was so successful that in 1999 Apple plans
to expand -- and reduce -- the iMac line as follows: In
March, the iMac II will feature a fancier case but will
leave out the keyboard. "The mouse is a superior input
device -- keyboards are a tired old 19th century
technology," Apple interim CEO Steve Jobs will
explain.
In June, the iMac Deluxe will leave out the monitor.
"Video displays have outworn their welcome -- we
want to lead the way toward the future of direct
machine-mind interfaces," Jobs will declare. Finally,
for the all-important fall shopping season, Apple will
unveil the Ultimate iMac, with no keyboard or
monitor -- and no CPU, either. "In the future all real
computing will be done over the network, anyway,"
Jobs will tell the press. The Ultimate iMac may not
do much -- but it will look great in its limited-edition,
artist's-signature case that, Apple promises, will be
suitable for museum display.
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