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The innovative development of the Xerox Alto computer technology is highly significant to the future developments of PC technology as we know it. It is Apple's inspiration for the development to todays Macintosh computers - its primary basic functions and applications are amusingly similar to those early computers we experienced in our own home during the early 90s (it even hosted a paint program!).
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Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs design Apple I, a PC kit you had to add a keyboard, power supply, and enclosure to the assembled motherboard too.
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Wozniak & Jobs worked intently together to create a sleek computer that was neatly designed for both personal & business use. Apple II featured colour, sound, 8 expansion slots for device sharing & interfacing with multiple devices (i.e printers, modems.) They also designed a new logo! (look familiar?) Fun Fact: There was a last minute problem at the Apple II reveal expo. The cases were defective – after 20 minutes of use. Apple managed to get them replaced - arriving two days before the expo.
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Lisa was the first commercial PC with a graphical user interface (GUI). An important milestone in computing as Microsoft Windows and the Apple Macintosh would soon adopt the GUI as their user interface, making it the new paradigm for personal computing. The Lisa came with 1 MB of RAM, a 12-inch black-and-white monitor, dual 5.25-inch floppy disk drives and a 5 MB “Profile” hard drive. Lisa was significantly influenced by The Xerox Alto (computerhistory.org)
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With a smug nod to George Orwells famous 1984 - the Super Bowl unveiling advertisement for the Macintosh Computer was an astounding event. It housed the first successful mouse-driven computer with GUI. Its price was $2,500. Applications that came as part of the package included MacPaint, and MacWrite, for word processing. (computerhistory.org.com)
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Steve Jobs, forced out of the Apple company, founds a new company – NeXT. The computer in 1988 with the NeXt company he created, an all-black cube, was an important innovation. It used NeXTSTEP programming environment (later released as OPENSTEP). OPENSTEP was used as one of the foundations for the new Mac OS operating system soon after NeXT was acquired by Apple in 1996. (computer history.org)
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The Macintosh Plus features 1MB of RAM, an 800K floppy drive, and the Mac’s first SCSI interface. (macworld.co.uk)
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The introduction of the Macintosh II allowed users to produce colour graphics a significant step forward for Apple. The Mac OS allowed the first multi-tasking operating system.
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Although barely justifiable as portable by todays standards - Apple designed the first mobile Macintosh Computer.
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Models 100, 140 & 170 revitalised the notebook for computing. It was clever, compact, stylish and has a trackball mouse function (yasssss!)
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Apple's first colour laptop.
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The Power Macintosh 6100 was the first PowerPC Mac software. The Powerbook also got updated with a trackpad mouse feature.
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Apple, which was desperately looking for a modern operating system to buy, eventually buys NeXT (Jobs' company) for $400 million. Later in 1997, Steve Jobs is named interim CEO and enrols his NeXT executive team at the top of Apple.
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The release of the famous advertisement campaign that still resonates today.
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The iMac was released and noted for its ease of use with its affordable variety of Macintosh PC's. These well-known multicoloured machines using entirely Macintosh software was a huge significance for PC technology (and future development expectations!**) and the Apple company. **guys I'm talking iPads, iPhones, iPods (PSA: the 'i' was introduced by Apple products in 1998 in recognition of the expanding internet as its biggest feature)
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This Macintosh modem was rated #3 in November 2003 on the world’s 'TOP500' fastest computers.
