Key symbols we lost to time, pt. 2: The Mac side – Unsung
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In the past, keyboards were very different.
В прошлом клавиатуры были очень разными.
Old Apple computers had special keys.
Старые компьютеры Apple имели особые клавиши.
Germany had its own strict laws.
В Германии были свои строгие законы.
PowerBook computers there were beige.
Компьютеры PowerBook там были бежевого цвета.
This color helped people's eyes.
Этот цвет помогал глазам людей.
Working at the screen became very easy.
Работать за экраном стало очень легко.
Other companies did the same thing.
Другие компании делали так же.
Today we forgot these old symbols.
Сегодня мы забыли эти старые знаки.
The history of technology is very interesting.
История техники очень интересна для нас.
Vocabulary (English)
- клавиатура
- keyboard
- бежевый
- beige
- экран
- screen
- история
- history
- знак
- symbol
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