History Of The MAC Computer By zaireyy Oct 13, 1965 The MAC System: The Computer Utility Approach Oct 7, 1978 Steve Jobs first proposes Apple to develop a next-generation computer Jan 24, 1984 Mac Computer Introduced Jan 1, 1988 Apple released its first UNIX operating system, called A / UX. Oct 7, 1989 The Macintosh Portable is introduced. Dec 1, 1991 Apple released the first commercial QuickTime platform and its associated MOV file format for the Dec 7, 1996 Apple bought NEXT Jul 26, 1997 Mac OS is a operating system released Oct 7, 1997 The Twentieth Anniversary Mac is introduced to celebrate Apple's 20th anniversary Mar 24, 2001 Proceded with Mac Os v10 Jan 7, 2003 released a public beta on the operating system Oct 13, 2008 The MacBook Air becomes the lightest and thinnest Mac notebook ever produced. Dec 22, 2008 Matrox Introduces PowerDesk for MacSoftware Features Enhanced Desktop Management Control Across Multiple Displays Montreal, Nov 9, 2009 Parallels today announced the availability of the fastest, most seamless Windows-on-Mac solution ever Dec 1, 2009 browser market share results saw Google Chrome overtaking Apple's Safari browser for the first time Apr 1, 2010 Apple is likely to lift the wraps off its new Macbook and Macbook Pro models