Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Myths, legends and reality: the complete story of Clarus, the DogCow

Vintage Apple Moof! Dogcow T-shirt

This is a very rare Apple computer Moof! Clarus the Dogcow T-shirt. The original design was created for the original Mac OS in 1983 by Susan Kare. This shirt is very rare and authentic and this edition was produced in 1998 for the Company Store and it is still in the original sealed bag. It is made by Hanes BEEFY-T and is a size XL made of 100% preshrunk cotton assembled in Jamaica of USA made fabric.

The design is shown on page 176 of the Apple T-Shirts Book. It is priced for the eclectic vintage Apple collector at $125. To inquire contact Dave via kootenaymac.tel

Dogcow - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Monday, January 30, 2012

Rare 128k Mac Prototype Surfaces with 5.25″ Floppy Disk Drive

Cult of Mac

Vintage Apple Macintosh Classic M1420

Vintage Apple Macintosh Classic M1420 computer. The photo shows the Classic running System 7 perfectly; the camera flash and refresh lines are coincidental.
Items included are:
  • Macintosh Classic M1420 computer
  • mouse, keyboard and one biology disk
  • power cord, and serial cord for keyboard
  • Targus carrying bag in very good condition
It is priced at $145 with local pickup or insured shipping at cost. If the Targus carry bag is not wanted deduct $40. To inquire contact Dave via kootenaymac.tel

Read about Macintosh Classic - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
there is also a working Macintosh SE with keyboard and mouse on hand for $75

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Sunday, January 29, 2012

desktop wallpaper pick of the week

Mac Tag Girl | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
blognote: i don't, as a rule, post pinup type wallpapers, but this is an exception as it has been referenced on a YouTube video: Apple's Logo - The Symbolism (By Red Ice Creations)

Saturday, January 28, 2012

Debunking the “Hot Naked Mac Girl With Apple Stickers All Over Her” myth

Macenstein

the T3 Magazine link is now 404, however a Waybackmachine search found this info:
T3 GIRLS: April 2006, Name: Gabriela, Height: 5’8.5", Bust: 34C, Waist: 24", Hips: 34", Eyes: Brown
current url is T3.com

Apple 17" CRT Studio Display Monitor

For sale in Nelson is an Apple 17" Studio Display CRT flat screen monitor in excellent working condition with original box and packing. Maximum resolution is 1600 x 1200, making it perfect for digital media designers. It has 2 built in USB ports and the Apple ADC connector is powered directly from the G4 tower. A push of the monitor power button fires up the tower as well.

The clear plastic swivel base has a small crack in it (but it still supports the monitor) and a new replacement base is available. Shipping cost to bring this 66 pound monitor to Nelson from Burnaby was $50, so it is priced at $75 plus $35 for the replacement base if wanted. Click image for a side view - it is a fairly large and heavy unit but worth it for the resolution clarity. It is set up to view and is also available as a complete package with several available G4 towers. Call Dave at (1)250.354.4633 to inquire.

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Friday, January 27, 2012

EFI Firmware Update Brings Lion Internet Recovery to Mid-2010 13-Inch MacBook Pro

MacRumors.com

New Intel Promotional Pens

Got an Intel Mac? This might work for you: For sale is one lot of 5 Intel Computer Promotional Pens. In 5 different colors - purple, red, blue, orange and black. All are brand new-old-stock, in mint condition. Priced at $15 for the set - mailing at cost. Several Apple pens also in stock - click the pen label below. To inquire contact Dave via kootenaymac.tel

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Thursday, January 26, 2012

How to Zip Files in Mac OS X

OSXDaily

Apple static-cling car window stickers

This sticker is a rare and very hard-to-find item for the Apple collector. It is the 6-color logo that Apple no longer uses for their marketing. Genuine Apple product - Apple part number L01970A. The sticker is 2-1/2" by 3-1/4" in size and reads on the back of the sticker: Show your Apple colors! This is a static "no glue" logo for the inside of your car window. (The writing is not on the sticker but the backing that the sticker is on.) This is a fully re-usable sticker -- remove and move to any other window you like! several available, priced at $2.50 each - add $1 for postage in North America, $2 International. To inquire contact Dave via kootenaymac.tel

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Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Virgin America Names Jet After Steve Jobs

MacRumors.com
"Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish"

Rare Apple Computer Crazy Ones T-Shirt

Apple Computer "The Crazy Ones" short sleeve shirt from the Think Different campaign. This white Apple shirt is brand new old stock and has never been worn. KootenayMac obtained it from the original owner in a trade for a rare Bongo Dream Dorm poster. The size is XL and made in Thailand by Vistawear of 100% mercerized cotton. A black  is on the sleeve.This is a very heavy fabric high quality shirt; it has double yoke on the neck back and is extra long and thick, like a jersey, with vent slits on the side at the bottom of the shirt. Made to be worn untucked. The front is plain. You may never see one like it offered again.

On the back (shown) is the original version of the Apple poem from the 1997 Think Different campaign as listed at Wikipedia. Read the complete text printed on the shirt except for the ampersands: Here's to the Crazy Ones. This extremely rare and highly collectible quality Apple shirt is priced at $155 with mailing at cost. To inquire contact Dave via kootenaymac.tel

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Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Install iBooks Author on Mac OS X 10.6.8 Snow Leopard

OSXDaily

Four open questions about iBooks Author Macworld

Classic 6 Color Apple Poster

This is an original rainbow bitten Apple poster from back in the day. There is no color fading but there is a strip of slight yellowing around the border about an inch wide, like a smaller poster was stored on top of it. A wide frame or mat will cover it. It is in very good condition otherwise with no pin holes, tears or creases. It measures 24 x 34 inches. Pencil shows scale.

At the very bottom right in fine print is the text: Apple and the Apple logo are registered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc. It is priced at $145 with insured mailing in a sturdy cardboard tube at cost of postage. To inquire contact Dave via kootenaymac.tel

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Monday, January 23, 2012

Every Apple Storefront Ever

by Thomas Park

Apple Storefronts

Rare Classic - Flower Power G3 iMac

A classic Apple G3 iMac in the unique Flower Power case design. This iMac has the original 500 MHz processor and a noisy 20 GB hard drive that can be replaced with one running from 9.2 to 10.4 - your choice. The ram has been increased to 320 MB with more available. It has the factory installed CD/RW optical drive but a DVD drive is an optional upgrade. It comes with just a power cord for the collector, but optional extras include your choice of a black or white Apple Pro extended keyboard and matching optical mouse or a later white Apple keyboard and mouse as shown or any of the earlier FlavorMac colored keyboards.

This computer is not mint, it has some light scuffs on the top and a small scratch on the glass screen. If that is a problem, the case could be removed and put on a Snow 500 chassis on request. This increasingly rare iMac is priced at $145. A Blueberry G3 iMac box with factory molded styrofoam packing is also available if needed for shipping. Local pick-up is recommended but insured shipping is an option.

The vintage Apple Rip. Mix. Burn. poster, shown in the photo, that caused the music industry to howl in protest is also available - click the label below. To inquire contact Dave via kootenaymac.tel

read about the Early 2001 Flower Power/Dalmatian iMacs at EveryMac.com

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Sunday, January 22, 2012

desktop wallpaper pick of the week

maccupy or occutosh | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Saturday, January 21, 2012

Restart the Finder in Mac OS X

OSXDaily

Rare find - G3 iMac Uniriser by Contour

Sleek and stylish Contour Uniriser G3 iMac stand from back in the day. It is brand new unused old stock in the original excellent condition retail box. The UniRiser elevates your iMac about 4" off the desktop raising it to the optimal viewing level. Designed in response to customer feedback about neck, back, and shoulder pain caused by looking downward at the iMac screen.

The ribbed, translucent frost design creates a perfect match to the look of your iMac and it helps keep your iMac cooler by improving airflow and increasing ventilation underneath it. "When the iMac runs cooler, the longer it will last.” The UniRiser supports both the 1st and 2nd generation iMacs (233 Bondi and FlavorMacs to the 500+ Snow models). It is priced at $29.95 - the same as the sticker on the box. Mailing at cost. To inquire contact Dave via kootenaymac.tel

Review: Contour UniRiser: lowendmac.com - 10 December 1999 - Dan Knight
"One color. One stand. One question: Do you want your iMac a few inches higher?"

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Friday, January 20, 2012

iBooks Author offers free e-textbook creation

Macworld

Toast Silk Screened MacWorld 2000 T-shirt

NEW Silk Screened Macworld 2000 T-shirt. This "Roxio" Toast shirt is size Large and is from the NYC Macworld Expo in 2000. It is brand new and has never been washed or worn - it was wrapped in plastic and stored since the Expo.

Super rare and mint - one only, reasonably priced at $22. Mailing available. To inquire contact Dave via kootenaymac.tel

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Thursday, January 19, 2012

Apple in Education

http://www.apple.com/education/#video-textbooks

In which Steve once again predicts the future

TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

APPLE Computer Vintage Sweatshirt

This cotton sweatshirt is quite a rare item and comes from the personal collection of a senior Apple employee who had it packed away since the late eighties. The size, listed on the tag as '42', is approximate to Medium in standard measurements. The Apple name reads from top to bottom in multicolored Garamond font lettering on the front, and it has a small fold down collar. It has an Apple label inside the collar.

The shirt is not new or mint but is in very good condition - it has been washed several times. The price on this vintage Apple sweatshirt is only $30 with mailing available at cost. To inquire contact Dave via kootenaymac.tel

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Wednesday, January 18, 2012

KootenayMac anti-SOPA blackout


KootenayMac supports the English Wikipedia anti-SOPA blackout


Tuesday, January 17, 2012

The Sketchbook of Susan Kare, the Artist Who Gave Computing a Human Face

PLoS BLOGS - NeuroTribes

Rare 1989 Apple MacWorld Boston Faculty T-shirt

This is a vintage 1989 Apple MacWorld Expo/Boston Conference Faculty T-shirt. It is in very good condition, obviously washed, but only a couple of times and it has a new looking tag. It is a size XL Made in the USA of 100% cotton by Hanes Beefy-T. It has awesome wrap around graphics that are very detailed and crisp.

The original owner had this to say about it: "I was a speaker at the 1989 MacWorld show in Boston where I got this t-shirt. Good luck finding another one of these!" This shirt is priced for the discerning Apple and MacWorld collector at $110. The signature appears to be Bill Morrison. To inquire contact Dave via kootenaymac.tel
Bill Morrison (comics) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Monday, January 16, 2012

59 Ways To Tinker, Tweak, And Customize Your Mac For Free

Mac360

Apple G4 1.25 GHz Mirrored Drive Door Tower

For sale: an Apple G4 PowerMac 1.25 GHz MDD computer. This is the last of the G4 PowerPC series and was a re-release due to demand to boot to OS 9 as well as 10. The Mirrored Drive Door series is styled with the chrome and portholes reminiscent of a Buick Roadmaster from the 50's. The hard drive is an 80GB running OS X Leopard 10.5.8 with room for adding up to 3 more drives. There is a 1.25 GB of memory installed and that can be expanded to 2 GB. The optical drive is a DVD/CD-RW "combo drive"; with a second bay available for an additional drive. It has iTunes, iPhoto, Garage Band, Time Machine, 3 web browsers, 2 email clients and a suite of word processing programs installed and is internet ready. A wireless card is an option. More details after the jump:
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Sunday, January 15, 2012

desktop wallpaper pick of the week

Macintosh 128K Accessory Box | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Saturday, January 14, 2012

India: Students create a portrait of Steve Jobs using Rubik's Cubes

newshopper.sulekha.com
6 more photos: Steve Jobs portrait made using 1426 Rubik's Cubes

Blue Apple Corporate Staff Dress Shirt

This is a long sleeve size Large blue dress shirt with an embroidered silver Apple logo on the left side over the pocket. It is in excellent brand new condition. These shirts were for Apple Corporate staff and only sold at the Apple staff store in Cupertino, California. It is 70% cotton and 30% polyester and was made in Bangladesh to Apple specs. It is priced at $28 and is available for mailing at cost. To inquire contact Dave via kootenaymac.tel

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Friday, January 13, 2012

Hide Folders in Mac OS X

OSXDaily

Google Stainless Steel Travel Cup

Brand New Google Stainless Steel Sapphire Blue Travel Mug in a nice presentation box. It measures 3.5" (8.7 cm) in width and 6" (16 cm) in height and it holds 16 oz. (500 cc) of your favorite hot or cold liquid. This Google labeled mug in the original box is priced at $30 and is available for mailing at cost packed in a second larger box. To inquire contact Dave via kootenaymac.tel

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Thursday, January 12, 2012

"Ask Different" welcomes your Apple questions

TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Rare Apple Mission Impossible Poster

Rare Vintage Apple Mission Impossible Poster - mint condition – original 1996 Tom Cruise movie poster with the rainbow Apple logo. Apple Product Placement had arranged for the PowerBook to have a major role in the movie.

It is a gloss poster on white “cardstock” paper with no pinholes or tears or tape markings. It measures 26" by 38". It is priced at $65 and is the matching companion to the Apple Computer Expect The Impossible T-shirt, also available - click the label below. Buy both and save on mailing costs. To inquire contact Dave via kootenaymac.tel

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Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Partition your hard drive with data still on it

Macworld

RARE APPLE SINGAPORE POWER MACINTOSH T-SHIRT

Mint APPLE SINGAPORE logo T-shirt. This is a new old stock Hanes "Beefy-T" short sleeve Navy blue size Medium crew neck t-shirt. The fabric is 100% preshrunk cotton, made in USA so that alone means it's a rare and collectible Apple insider's shirt.

The shirt front says "Apple Singapore Can Do!!!" The back (shown) has great graphics with a Power Macintosh "breakthrough" theme. The fist has an Apple logo ring and the text has some of the myths shattered by Apple's PowerMacs such as: "You cannot beat the clones." Great item for Apple collectors and reasonably priced at $40. There is also a size Large version of this shirt for $45 - click the Singapore label below. They may well be the only two available anywhere. To inquire contact Dave via kootenaymac.tel - mailing is at cost.

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Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Mac Setups: Three Decades of Apple, From the SE/30 to the iPad 2

OSXDaily

Macintosh "The Power To Crush The Other Kids" sleeveless shirt

This is a rare 2nd generation version of the NBC Saturday Night Live commercial skit that parodies the Macintosh ad. It is a gray sleeveless size Large Fruit of the Loom HEAVY brand made in the USA of 100% preshrunk cotton.

 It is described on page 184 of the Apple T-Shirts Book and is the sanctioned Apple registered trademark edition that was sold outside the San Francisco Macworld in 1996 and then at the original Apple Company Store.

This shirt is in very good condition with some signs of washing on the screened Apple logo which remains quite colorful. The two small ® marks are still visible and the text is crisp. If sleeveless is not your cup of T, it could be cropped and framed as a classic SNL memento. It is priced at $28 with mailing available at cost of postage. To inquire contact Dave via kootenaymac.tel

MacComedy - SNL's Power to Crush commercial

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Monday, January 09, 2012

Free: Over 100 Ways To Tweak And Tune Up Your Mac

Mac360

APPLE Mac Mini 1.25GHz G4 PowerPC

For sale in Nelson is an Apple Mac mini desktop computer with a 1.25GHz G4 PowerPC processor running 10.5.8 Leopard, 512 ram, 80GB hard drive with a combo optical drive. It comes as shown with only the Apple power supply in an otherwise empty original box. It has a DVI monitor connector and a DVI to VGA is available if wanted as are a keyboard and mouse as optional extras. A 17" Acer LCD monitor is available as several older CRTs or use your own. This is a 2005 model Q88 with a ram and hard drive upgrade. It was owned by a gamer and has 45+ games of the Nintendo Super Mario and Donkey Kong variety - no disks are included. It is priced at $175 with shipping in Canada at cost. To inquire contact Dave via kootenaymac.tel

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Sunday, January 08, 2012

desktop wallpaper pick of the week

Apple-Wallpaper | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Saturday, January 07, 2012

How to get rid of old hardware responsibly

Macworld

...and if you are in the Trail/Castlegar/Slocan/Nelson/Kaslo/Grand Forks area and you have an Apple or Macintosh computer, hardware, accessories or software that you no longer want and would prefer to recycle or find a new home for, then click here to contact KootenayMac (or use the comment link below)

Mac OSX Server 10.3 unlimited client boxed software

Opened box with seemingly unused original Apple OSX Server 10.3 system software with unlimited client license. This is a boxed 4-disk CD set with manuals, 2 disk install set, Admin tools, X-Code CD and 2 white Apple decals. It includes the license code for unlimited client use.

This disk set can be installed on any Mac with a G3, G4 or G5 processor (excluding some upgrade cards), at least 128MB of physical RAM and built in USB. Also on hand is an opened box and possibly unused disks 10.3 Family pack 5 users and an open box 10.3.2 Retail version. All are complete boxes, including stickers. To inquire about prices, click the Read more or contact Dave via kootenaymac.tel
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Friday, January 06, 2012

Signatures for Macintosh 128K case interior

DigiBarn computer museum Weird Stuff

Gamestop NVidia GeForce Nalu the Mermaid T-shirt

"Graphics To Drench Your Senses" NVidia "Nalu the Mermaid" T-shirt. Size XL , black, 100% cotton made by Fruit of the Loom Lofteez in El Salvador of USA fabric. Brand new, never worn or washed and in mint condition. The silk screening on this GeForce Graphics t-shirt is in excellent condition with no cracking or peeling of the NVIDIA logos and graphics. The mermaid is on the back as shown, GameStop is on a sleeve and a small NVidia logo is on the left chest. This is an ultra rare NVidia promo shirt from the Las Vegas GameStop Convention. It is priced at $38 with mailing at cost. To inquire contact Dave via kootenaymac.tel

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Thursday, January 05, 2012

Top 10 Tips Of A Mac Master

OS X Tips | Cult of Mac

Independence Day ID4 Apple T- Shirt

This is a pre-owned Apple Computer movie promotion and product placement shirt in very good condition. It is a size XL made by Gildan Heavy Weight of 100% USA cotton components assembled in Mexico. There are no visible signs of wear on the shirt or graphics, no rips or snags though it has been washed several times. There is an extra 20th Century Fox tag that is starting to fray a bit on an edge. All the silk screened graphics are on the front, there is nothing on the back. The text under the Apple logo is "Power to Save the World." This is an Apple product placement shirt promoting the 1996 movie Independence Day ID4; the Will Smith, Jeff Goldblum sci-fi alien invasion thriller. In the movie the Borg use Windows, and the Mothership runs off of a Mac. This is a rare classic Apple shirt and it is reasonably priced for the collector at $75, mailing available at cost. To inquire contact Dave via kootenaymac.tel

Independence Day (film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
YouTube - Macintosh ID4 Ad ("The Power to Save the World")

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Wednesday, January 04, 2012

Young Steve Jobs Gives IBM the Finger

OSXDaily

APPLE OS X Official Launch 2001

Rare APPLE 2001 OS X launch white T-shirt XL with Aqua logo - not new but in excellent condition. Imported from a high tech collector in Cupertino, California. This vintage official Apple shirt promotes the First Customer Ship (FCS) of OS X on March 24, 2001, which launched the renaissance of Apple Computer and the Puma, Jaguar, Panther, and Tiger operating systems.

OS X logo printed on front in Aqua Bondi Blue, with caption "The future is here". "March 24, 2001" is printed on back in Apple Garamond font, with the Apple logo and "Think Different" tag line. It is a white Men's Extra Large (XL) Hanes Beefy-T of 100% cotton. Price is $15, with mailing at cost of postage. K'Mac has a series of OS X launch/promo shirts available - click the OS X label below. To inquire contact Dave via kootenaymac.tel

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Tuesday, January 03, 2012

Apple: Keep Your Lawyers Off My Computer


Apple: Keep Your Lawyers Off My Computer | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

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Extremely rare pin - Keep Your Lawyers Off My Computer

This is the infamous Fanged Apple, a design created in protest of Apple's lawsuit regarding graphical user interfaces (GUI) software. This 2.25" diameter button is in very good condition with all details crisp and clear. It was one of three released last year by a collector in California. It was his last one and you may never see another offered for sale. It is priced at $125. To inquire contact Dave via kootenaymac.tel

Provenance: the former owner of this pin, a speaker at several Boston MacWorlds in the early 90's, says "I personally obtained this button from Richard Stallman outside of Lotus's offices in Cambridge, MA!"

"In 1989, Apple's look and feel lawsuit against Microsoft brought the idea of interface copyright to the attention of the programming community. Apple was trying to claim a monopoly over a broad class of graphical user interfaces. If Apple succeeded, not only Microsoft, but every software developer, would be legally compelled to design gratuitously incompatible software."

In response, John Gilmore and Richard Stallman together commissioned the design of the "fanged Apple"–a button showing the Apple logo with vicious teeth. This was followed by an advertisement placed in The Tech, MIT's student newspaper, which in turn led to a protest rally at the HQ of Lotus Development Corporation--another "look and feel" lawsuit plaintiff."
History of the League for Programming Freedom (LPF)...

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Monday, January 02, 2012

Mac Setups: Huge Mac Collection

OSXDaily

50 Things We Miss About Old-School Apple

Mac|Life 2009 article

Dual 533mhz processor Mac G4 tower

For sale in Nelson: a Digital Audio dual processor 533MHz PowerMac with 768MB Ram and a 30 gig HD with a sled and screws for another drive. This computer is a real workhorse: it includes an internal CD R/W optical drive and 250MB Zip drive. It has an ATI Rage video card with ADC and VGA connectors and an optional 2nd video display card with a VGA connector. Photo shows this Dual 533 tower running OSX Tiger 10.4.11 displayed on dual monitors (one is an Apple Studio Display ADC CRT and the other is a VGA CRT). The screens show an iTunes window moving between monitors. You can have your graphics project on one screen and the tools and browser on the other. It will also run a 3rd party LCD or an Apple ADC (optional 15", 17" and 20" available).
>>click below for additional info
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