My dad brought the Powerbook home from work in 1993. It had a black and white screen, a ball for a mouse and weighed about 7 lbs.
And, as a tribute to how well Apple builds electronics, I want everyone to know that it still works.
When I was a kid and we were up at the cottage in the summer, I would spend hours playing games on the Powerbook. My dad would say I was "dissipating my youth" and try to get me outside, but I was more interested in old Mac games like Solitaire, Oregon Trail and Stunt Copter.
When I think about it, computers were so much fun right away, it's no wonder that almost 20 years later we want to be able to carry them around in our pockets 24/7.
What's truly remarkable is that even with the enormous leaps forward in technology, we're still playing the same games! Solitaire is ubiquitous, Oregon Trail was just released on Facebook and Stunt Copter is available for download through iTunes. I'm not sure if this means as a culture we need to grow up or if it means that entertainment was perfected in the early 90's, but either way, these little 1-bit games have shaped the way an entire generation sees entertainment.
I think the nostalgia factor of these games if fantastic. It makes my day knowing that that they're available in modern platforms. However, even though they're so much fun and so easy to play, and "Just one more level!" seems like a wonderful excuse, I will do my best to remember that my dad was right- it's still important to play outside.
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