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by neilalexander 1108 days ago
They are visible. It was a design element throughout the UI at the time.
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fathyb 1108 days ago
I really liked that look. The first iOS versions also had a similar pattern in the background: https://derflounder.wordpress.com/2011/11/11/setting-custom-...
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gmac 1108 days ago
They matched the iMac case's stripes. See: https://www.theregister.com/2010/11/29/bondi_blue_imac/
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spatulon 1108 days ago
Yes, and it was actually Microsoft who first brought the iMac stripes to Mac software with Internet Explorer 5, before OS X.
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goosedragons 1108 days ago
Not just the UI. Apple products in general. The G3 iMac, Apple Cinema Display, Power Mac G4 all had pinstriping elements.
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em500 1108 days ago
I guess it was a carry over from the original Macintosh OS all the way back from 1984.

https://apple.fandom.com/wiki/System_1

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