How Australia got to get a bite of Apple [smh.com.au]

I remember Computerland very well, but I never knew anything about it's history. Luckily for me, even Australia's traditionally anti-Apple press is getting into the fun of Apple's 30th anniversary.

How Rudie brought Apple to Australia [smh.com.au].

Computerland founder Rudie Hoess was importing programmable calculators into Australia until he fell in love with the Apple ][ and started importing them in 1977 only one year after it started shipping. That's quicker than Australia has received plenty of more modern devices!

And how about those sideburns - the 70s were a very good era for facial hair :)

My how times have changed. The Sydney Morning Herald is even running:

• an Apple Computer flashback slideshow (I've used all the computers pictured. Wish I had attended the computer familiarisation course at Club Med Noumea though ;)
• an Apple Trivia Quiz (I scored a shameful 8/10)
• and asking us to give thanks to the two Steves in a poorly concevied and written blog (successfully) designed to provoke stupid discussion in the comments.

As much as everyone knows how much I love Apple, I just can't wait for all this madness to stop!