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Apple Just Patched a Modem Bug That's Been in Macs Since 1999

Published: June 4, 2019, 4:31 p.m.

In 1999, Apple released a slew of new features with Mac OS 9, calling it "the best internet operating system ever." The idea was to unlock the full potential of the turquoise plastic iMac G3\u2014the Internet Mac!\u2014released in 1998. But 12-year-old Joshua Hill didn't have an iMac. To take advantage of all the new connectivity from his parents' mid-'90s Mac Performa, he needed a modem that would plug into the computer through one of its chunky "serial" ports.