Daniel Hruska Olunye lwezimpawu ezibaluleke kakhulu zasekuqaleni kwawo-80 ezihlobene ne-Apple luyathengiswa. Leli ifulegi eliteketiswayo AmaPirates aseSilicon Valley (IsiNgisi AmaPirates aseSilicon Valley), eyanikeza isihloko sayo ifilimu yango-1999 enegama elifanayo Ngaleso sikhathi, i-Apple yayithuthele ekhampasi yayo yamanje futhi yonke ingxenye yekhompyutha yomuntu siqu yayisencane.
Amaqembu amabili ahlukaniswe umgwaqo owodwa ayeqhudelana ukuze akhe ikhompyutha yomuntu siqu ehamba phambili - i-Macintosh noma i-Lisa. U-Steve Capps ovela eqenjini le-Macintosh weza nombono wokwenza ifulegi leqembu langokwezifiso. Ngakho wazithungela ngeseyili emnyama wabe esecela othile ovela emnyangweni wokuklama ukuba adwebe ugebhezi namathambo kulo.
Ukuthi othile kwakunguSusan Kare, umbhali wezithonjana ezisetshenziswe ku-Mac yokuqala, kanye nefonti yaseChicago. “Amaqembu kaMac noLisa ayengaphesheya komgwaqo futhi umbango wawo wawumkhulu. Kwakuyisikhathi esihlukile. Ukube isimo besihluke, uLisa ngabe ubaluleke njengoMac,” kuchaza uKare. Kodwa njengoba sazi, uLisa wayeyi-fiasco futhi uMac wathola yonke inkazimulo.
Nokho, ake sibuyele efulegini. Lapho isiqediwe, othile weqembu leMacintosh wayinamathisela ukuze iqembu likaLisa likwazi ukuyibona nsuku zonke. Ukungezwani phakathi kwamaqembu bekukukhulu, ngakho akumangazi ukuthi othile wadiliza ifulegi ngemuva kwalokho, okungenzeka kube yiqembu likaLisa. Ngisho nangaleso sikhathi, ifulege lakwazi ukuba uphawu ukuthi ngokwemvelo kungokwalabo izithombe zenkathi ethile.
Ngeshwa, okwangempela akuzange kugcinwe, ngakho uSusan Kare kwadingeka ukuthi akukhumbule futhi akuveze ezithombeni ezindala. Umdwebi wezithombe ngokwakhe uyavuma ukuthi inguqulo entsha ngeke ibe ikhophi engu-100% yoqobo, kodwa wasebenzisa umbala ofanayo futhi mhlawumbe ngisho namabhulashi. Waze wayidweba njengeminyaka engamashumi amathathu edlule etafuleni lasekhishini ukuze asondele esikhathini esedlule ngangokunokwenzeka.
Kodwa kungani uKare avuselela ifulege kwasekuqaleni? Omunye wabasebenzi bamanje umthumelele i-imeyili ebuza ukuthi uzomenzela yini. Yayifundeka kanje, "Angizanga lapha ukuzojoyina iNavy." Esinye sezisho ezidumile zikaSteve Jobs sithi: "Kungcono ukuba yisigebengu kunokujoyina ibutho lasolwandle." Lapho ebuzwa ukuthi uKare ucabanga ukuthi umoya ofanayo ukhona yini emphakathini wonke, akakwazanga ukuphendula.
AmaPirates aseSilicon Valley isiyatholakala ukuthi ithengwe amakhasi Susan Kare ngezinhlobonhlobo ezimbili (kokubili kwenziwa ngesandla ngokuqondile nguKare). Inguqulo encane enesilinganiso esingu-100 x 150 cm ibiza u-$1900 (CZK 42), inguqulo enkulu ikala u-000 x 120 cm futhi ibiza u-$180 (CZK 2500). Isikhathi sokulethwa singamaviki angu-55-000, ngakho-ke uma ufuna ukwenza umlandeli odumile we-Apple ajabule ngoSuku LukaKhisimusi, ungase ukwazi ukukwenza. Ukuposa eCzech Republic kubiza cishe imiqhele engama-3.
Hhayi-ke, hhayi ngaleyo ntengo :-D