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If those devs didn't have the extra time to be creative, we might not have gotten this classic. (lemmy.world)
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[–] MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.net 21 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I cut my teeth on system 7 (well, 7.5) and this is news to me. Did it get quickly nuked?

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 40 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Nope, it’s been part of Mac OS ever since, partly because math teachers loved how it let kids play with math.

Now it’s called Grapher.

[–] MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.net 23 points 1 day ago

I think I found the gap in my knowledge: it looks like it only shipped with PPC versions. I had a 68k Performa as a teenager. By the time I got a PPC box it was well into system 8's lifespan and I had stopped opening every little thing, probably due to internet providing those dopamine hits lol.

Thank you, TIL!