Apple's workhorse MacBook Air is 18 years old

The current Apple Silicon MacBook Air is barely recognizable from the original in all but name, but it's still the same superb line that was unveiled this week in 2008 in a memorable Steve Jobs presentation.
Apple advertised the original MacBook Air as "thinpossible" — image credit: Apple
Cast your mind back to the last year of the George W. Bush Administration. Back then, the phone you really wanted was the iPhone 3G, and the MacBook you were considering was a whole 1.08 inches thick.At t