cstross, By the way, here is my oldest surviving laptop bag—a limited edition bag for an Apple Powerbook (1xx series) from 1993-ish. I can't imagine today's Apple releasing anything remotely as playful.
Photo of an Apple Powerbook padded case from 1994. Has the old rainbow apple logo on a crimson accessory pocket, with canary yellow side panel, fronting a lime green main compartment lid with turqoise sides and rear. Design-wise it's an old-school laptop bag with black nylon handles and a zipper that allows the laptop to be used inside the bag when it's open. End view, showing the sky-blue end of the case and it's green topside.
Photo of an Apple Powerbook padded case from 1994. Has the old rainbow apple logo on a crimson accessory pocket, with canary yellow side panel, fronting a lime green main compartment lid with turqoise sides and rear. Design-wise it's an old-school laptop bag with black nylon handles and a zipper that allows the laptop to be used inside the bag when it's open. View of the open case showing black nylon interior with organizer panel inside the lid.