Jason Snell looks back at Macworld’s print history →

The Power Slider, over on The Verge:

Before there were tech web sites there were magazines. Once a month you’d get a new one and read it cover to cover, including all the ads, trying to glean as much information as you could. I remember scouring issues of MacUser before buying my first PowerBook, trying to decide which model was exactly right for me. I must’ve read that article fifty times.

Imagine that. Back then, Apple would announce a raft of new products and almost nobody would know for weeks or even months. Now we all know in seconds.

Don’t miss the awesome collection of Macworld covers. Good stuff.