My father built our first Frankenstein computer with Apple parts before switching to Microsoft — and I can pinpoint the exact moment a 'walled garden' turned him away

The first computer I ever used was cobbled together using various Apple computer parts. It was made back when Apple didn't have a walled garden like it does today. In fact, it was the rise of the walled garden that pushed my family away from Apple and toward Windows.

https://www.windowscentral.com/hardware/desktops/apple-used-to-have-open-pcs-when-that-changed-my-family-went-to-microsoft

Created 2h | Aug 18, 2025, 3:30:19 PM


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