The 2400 makes yet another appearance in current news.
This culled today [some good bits] from Wired.com's Tokyo coverage...
http://www.wired.com/news/mac/0,2125,51283,00.html
Powerbook 2400: A True Tokyo Rose
By Leander Kahney
TOKYO -- An old Apple laptop that sold poorly when it was
released in Japan a few years ago has subsequently achieved
cult status, with fans paying up to $25,000 to upgrade and
decorate their aging machines...
At the time, the 2400 was praised for its power, size and good
looks. It was small -- it weighed only 4.4 pounds -- but
performed like larger, full-sized laptops weighing twice as
much. And it looked good -- fans liked its smooth, black
curves...
"The 2400 people are crazy," said Nobuyuki Hayashi, a freelance
writer for Japanese Mac magazines. "Japanese people tend to
extend the life of their machines because they love them so
much. Instead of buying a new machine, they want to extend the
life of their old machine. And people spend thousands of
dollars to modify their machines."
Demonstrating that odd attachment to the machine, one of its
most influential fans, Naritomo Mizutani, has created an entire
site about the underside -- that's right, the bottom -- of the
machine.
...Hayashi said, "but people who bought one are crazy for it."
"The PowerBook 2400 was the turning point for Japanese Mac
culture," Hayashi continued. "Many users saw it as the first
Mac made for Japanese people. They went crazy for it. They
started the culture of tuning up their machines and decorating
their machines."
That us they're talking about - brings a tear to your eye.
Marc
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