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29 stunning Apple surprises nobody saw coming

July 1999 - Macworld
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Quaint as it may seem now, there was a time when computers relied on wired connections to access the Web. Jobs cut the cord by introducing the AirPort base station, Apple's solution for wireless Internet.


By JP Mangalindan @FortuneMagazine - Last updated January 24 2013 07:34 AM ET
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