Apple fantasy creation myth story

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Hello everyone,

I have a story that a small group of students and I made up about Apple and Macintosh. Here it is, and please, leave a comment.

Macintosh creation myth
Once upon a time, in the land of computer hardware and knowledge, on the planet of Macintosh, there was a great explosion. The mainframe of the universe’s computer knowledge had grown to such a size that it could no longer hold all the teraquads of information. The Supreme Being, had appointed Mac to oversee all of the knowledge from the great knowledge tree. Unfortunately, Mac was slowing down, sometimes crashing from information overload. Viruses and two very nasty newcomer hackers plagued him.

Then there came great storms throughout the universe and it engulfed the planet of Macintosh. All of the knowledge was blown and sucked out, into the winds of the dark planets of the hackers, Ibmen and Gates. The fallen angel Gates snickered, as he said to Ibmen, “Let us precede with the downfall of the almighty Mac and the true believers.” Ibmen replied, “Let us begin by cloning and replicating all of the knowledge, that had been given to the humans of the universe.” Man became fickle, and while they knew that this was an evil temptation, their insatiable appetite, and greed could not be quenched.

Meanwhile, Mac withdrew back into the tree of knowledge, and it no longer bore fruit, the leaves shriveled and died. The massive trunk cracked and peeled, leaving only the roots that once held this majestic species, and all its wealth of knowledge. Mac fell into a deep sleep beneath the roots, and all became dark and cold on the planet of Macintosh.

For many years Ibmen and Gates danced with joy over their profits and cheating ways. They subscribed to immoral ethics, gave man less and built their unholy empires. They became the golden calf that man worshipped, and they moved out of reach, to their castles in the blazing skies.

Then something inexplicable happened on the planet of Macintosh. Mac, deep in sleep, heard the clicking of hard drives in his mind. He also heard the gentle whisper of The Supreme Being. It sounded like the Beatles, something subliminal from their White Album. Slowly, Mac awakened, and it sent tremors to the planets of Ibmen and Gates. They heard the music, but they did not download it as they had become smug and all powerful.

Then at the turn of the millennium, Mac sent forth iPods, in colors of the rainbow, and they showered down on the planets of the fallen angels. They were confused and afraid. The iPods burst open, spilling seeds into the homes and industries, and they grew at a rate of which no one had ever known. The seeds multiplied and diversified, and the tree of knowledge grew strong. Its branches flowered and bore fruit, it became magnificent, and the humans came to understand the power of its undying knowledge.

On the planets of Ibmen and Gates the fallen angels roared and thrashed about but their blazing castles crumbled and fell into the earth, and their followers became trapped in flash memory sticks, and crossed the river of Styx.

So today, when we see the Apple logo with the byte out of it, we are reminded, that the great Mac, was tested by the evils of the fallen angels and mankind. The six colors in the old logo and all the different colors today is a reminder that the fallen angels shall not flood the earth again. So when you see an iMac in Blueberry, Lime, Tangerine, or Grape you know it was tested by the evil floodgates of Ibmen and Gates, but like the rainbow it shall prevail for all time… and Mac looked down and said, “This is good!”

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FunnymanSE30's picture

that's pretty good!

that's pretty good!

Hawaii Cruiser's picture

...then, away in a manger, th

...then, away in a manger, the IntelMac was born...

I missed the part where the supreme being ate his own children. I like the Miltonian Gates. I can actually picture horns, and maybe even a third eye under those boyish bangs. I'm not sure about "Mac fell into a deep sleep beneath the roots, and all became dark and cold on the planet of Macintosh." When was that? During the Scullian Captivity? Ho hum, but Mac has given up it's colorful ways. No rainbows in the Apple Stores that I've noticed--only the power colors--grays, blacks, and whites, and all so heavenly.

Great writing! Who will star in the movie?

astro_rob's picture

Just To Be "Fair & Balanced" (snicker)...

Once upon a time, in Boca Raton, Florida...

Mr.Goodbytes's picture

Thanks for everyone's input.

Thanks for everyone's input. We really had a fun time writing the story, and to tell the truth, we actually acted it out a little in english class. It was fun, Thanks everyone!

iDweeb's picture

Oh my....

I have to give you credit, Mr. Goodbytes, this sounds quite intriguing, Seems to take cues from greek mythology and the Bible. Truly inventive and likely the result of a late night and massive amounts of caffeene-induced creativity. Quite funny and definitely the brainchild of a hard core mac person.

Kudos, definately WOOT-worthy.

FunnymanSE30's picture

Geek mythology

Geek mythology Eye-wink