Why did it crash during the demo? Because Bill Gates wanted to show us that even the “World’s Most Advanced OS” had a sense of… Read More »1998 Legacy: Windows 98 Launch

 Why was apathy still cool? Because even as the world prepared for the “Y2K bug,” we all just shrugged, put on our cargo pants, and… Read More »1998 Classic: The “Whatever” Decade

 Why were Europeans practicing math? Because the exchange rates were locked, and everyone was preparing for the day their local currency turned into a “historical… Read More »1998 Vintage: The Euro is Born (Sort of)

 Why didn’t we notice? Because Larry and Sergey were just two guys in a garage, and we were all too busy asking Jeeves things to… Read More »1997 Legacy: The Birth of Google (Domain Registered)

 Why did it sound like summer? Because 1997 decided that every radio station needed to play “I just wanna fly” until the entire population considered… Read More »1997 Legacy: Sugar Ray’s “Fly”

 Why was the computer black? Because in 1997, making a PC any color other than “office beige” was considered a radical act of rebellion. Part… Read More »1997 Archive: The IBM Aptiva

 Why did the suit have nipples? Because Joel Schumacher decided that the only way to make Batman cooler was to lean into the neon-lit absurdity… Read More »1997 Archive: Batman & Robin

 Why did everyone cry for three hours straight? Because James Cameron proved that a giant iceberg was the only thing capable of stopping Leonardo DiCaprio’s… Read More »1997 Legacy: Titanic Mania

 Why did we love the “Welcome!” voice? Because in 1997, hearing a computer talk to you was the closest thing we had to living in Star… Read More »1997 Vintage: Verity (AOL 4.0)

 Why did Apple suddenly look cool? Because Steve came back, told everyone their computers were ugly, and decided that “Thinking Different” was better than actually… Read More »1997 Archive: The Return of Steve Jobs