Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 204

I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 204. Here are my solutions to them.

1: Internet or integrated, there’s been no step 3 since it came in Bondi Blue.

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iMac

Internet (the origin of the i- prefix) or integrated (it is), there’s been no step 3 (early advertising claimed it only took two steps from delivery to connecting to the internet) since it came in Bondi Blue (the colour of the first model).

2: It started as SoundJam, became everything including lectures and ping, then broke up.

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iTunes

It started as SoundJam (originally a jukebox player of this name), became everything including lectures (in iTunes U to 2017) and ping (in 2010-12), then broke up (to separate media apps in 2019).

3: My heavy kick to start up your M1 or M2.

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iBoot

My (I) heavy kick (boot) to start up your M1 or M2 (it’s part of the boot firmware used to start Apple silicon Macs).

The common factor

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They each start with the prefix i-.

I look forward to your putting alternative cases.