Apple Introduces the Macintosh
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Source: The 30th Anniversary of the Apple Macintosh
From: iThome Computer Report
Date: January 27, 2014Author: Chen Hsiao-li
Apple co-founder Steve Jobs unveiled the Macintosh (Mac) personal computer on January 24, 1984 — the world’s first personal computer designed for the mass market with a graphical user interface and a mouse. Known to posterity as the Macintosh 128K, it featured a user-friendly graphical interface, 128KB of built-in memory, a 9-inch monitor, a mouse and keyboard, and a handle on top for easy carrying. Its launch price was $2,495 USD (approximately $5,594 in today’s money); in fewer than four months, 70,000 units had been sold.
Apple described the first-generation Mac as not merely a computer but a manifesto — declaring that the power of computing would belong to everyone, at a time when most people didn’t even know how to use a computer. A new era had begun.
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- Mac’s 30th Birthday: The Evolution of the Human Information Age (U-3C.com)
- Personal PCs Started Changing Because of Apple — Thanks to the Macintosh (Stockfeel)
- Apple’s Three Most Influential Advertisements in History (Yidu)
- Apple Inc. (Wikipedia)
- Mac Series (Wikipedia)