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FOUNDATION
Apple Computer Company is founded by Steve Wozniak, Steve Jobs, and Ron Wayne. -
APPLE I
APPLE RELEASED APPLE I -
AD CAMPAIGN
Microsoft develops its first ad campaign, called "The Legend of Micro-Kid." -
APPLE I AND HOME BREW COMPUTER
Apple I introduced at the Home Brew Computer Club meeting -
APPLE COMPUTER INC.
Apple Computer, Inc. is officially created after the company is incorporated -
APPLE II
APPLE RELEASED THE APPLE II -
APPLE II
Apple Computer introduces Apple II. -
MICROSFT´S OFFICE IN JAPAN
Microsoft establishes its first international sales office in Japan. -
MICROSFT´S YEAR
Microsoft's year end sales exceed $1 million dollars -
Move of microsoft
Microsofts moves from Albuquerque, N ew Mexico to Bellevue, Mexico -
MICROSFT 8080 BASIC
Microsoft 8080 BASIC is the first microprocessor product to win the ICP Million Dollar Award -
APPLE PRINTER
APPLE RELEASED THE APPLE SILENT TYPE -
APPLE SOFTWARE
APPLE RELEASED APPLE WRITER 1.0 -
MICROSOFT BASIC 8086
Microsoft announces Microsoft BASIC for the 8086 16-bit microprocessor -
APPLE II PLUS
APPLE RELEASED APPLE II PLUS -
Job´s visit to PARC
Jobs takes his first visit to PARC in exchange for allowing Xerox to invest $1 million in Apple. -
MICROSOFT TO EUROPE
Microsoft expands its service to the European market -
APPLE DRIVE
APPLE RELEASD BELL AND HOWELL DISK II -
MIKE MARKKULA
Mike Markkula becomes president of Apple. -
Z-80
Microsoft announces the Microsoft Z-80 SoftCard -
APPLE III
The Apple III is released at the National Computer Conference (NCC) for $4340 to $7800 depending on configuration. -
PRINTER IIA
APPLE RELEASED THE PRINTER IIA -
APPLE GOES PUBLIC
Apple goes public. Apple's share rises 32% that day, making 40 employees instant millionares. -
COBOL-80
Microsoft announces its third language product, Microsoft COBOL-80. -
MS-DOS
MS-DOS operating system is introduced on the IBM personal computer -
microsoft 16-bit operating system
IBM introduces its personal computer with Microsoft's 16-bit operating system, MS-DOS 1.0 -
APPLE DRIVER
APPLE RELEASED THE APPLE PROFILE -
NEW CORPORATE LOGO
Microsoft announces a new corporate logo -
LISA
Lisa is declared ready for market. -
MATRIX PRINTER
APPLE RELEASED THE APPLE DOT MATRIX PRINTER -
LISA
The Lisa Project, a $2000 Apple III -
APPLE IIe
The Apple IIe is introduced for $1395, later aguably becoming the most successful and most popular Apple computer. It will be produced for 10 and a half more years -
MICROSOFT MOUSE
Microsoft introduces the Microsoft Mouse -
MS-DOS EXTENSION
Microsoft unveils Microsoft Windows, an extension of the MS-DOS operating system that provides a graphical operating environment. -
LISA AND MACINTOSH
The Lisa and Macintosh divisions are combined to form the Apple 32 SuperMicro Division -
MSX-DOS
Microsoft announces that MSX-DOS -
APPLE III+
The Apple III+ is introduced for $2995. It replaced the defective Apple III models. -
LISA II
APPLE RELEASED LISA II -
SOFTWARE FOR APPLE
Microsoft takes a leading role in developing software for the Apple Macintosh computer -
MAC WRITE AND MMAC PAINT
SSOFTWARES WERE RELEASED -
APPLE MODEM 300 AND 1200
RELEASEAD APPLE MODEMS -
MACINTOSH 128K
THE MACINTOSH 128K WAS RELEASE -
Macintosh External Disk Drive (400K)
The drive Macintosh External Disk Drive (400K)was released -
NEW HARDWARE
Microsoft announces the creation of a new Hardware and Peripherals Division under the direction of William Roland. -
APPLE III+
The Apple III+ is finally discontinued -
KEY DELER PROGRAM
Microsoft announces a new Key Dealer Program designed to generate corporate sales in major U.S. markets. -
APPLE LASEWRITER - PRINTER
THE APPLE LASEWRITER WAS RELEASED -
APPL LOCALTALK CONNECTOR - NETWORKING
Apple LocalTalk Connector was released -
APPLE PERSONAL MODEM
APPLE PERSONAL MODEM WAS RELEASED -
APPLE IMAGEWRITER II
APPLE IMAGEWRITER WAS RELEASED -
MAINSTOSH XL
Macintosh XL discontinued. -
apple unidisk 5.25
The Apple UniDisk 5.25 was released -
Apple UniDisk 3.5 - driver
Apple UniDisk 3.5 was released -
Apple ColorMonitor IIe - Apple ColorMonitor IIc (drives)
Apple ColorMonitor IIe and the Apple ColorMonitor IIc were released -
MACINTOSH
Apple sells 500,000 Macintosh models. -
MACINTOSH 800K EXTERNAL DRIVE
Macintosh 800K External Drive -
Apple LaserWriter Plus
Apple LaserWriter Plus ( PRINTER) -
MICROSOFT TO REDMOND
Microsoft moves to corporate campus in Redmond, Washington -
microsoft stock got public
Microsoft stock goes public at $21.00 per share. -
Macintosh 512Ke
Macintosh 512Ke ( COMPACT) -
Apple IIGS
Apple IIGS (APPLE II) -
Apple IIc Memory Expansion
Apple IIc Memory Expansion ( APPLE II) -
Apple Hard Disk 20SC
Apple Hard Disk 20SC (DRIVE) -
Apple 3.5" Drive and Apple 5.25" Drive
Apple 3.5" Drive and Apple 5.25" Drive -
displays
AppleColor RGB Monitor , Apple Monochrome Monitor and
AppleColor Composite Monitor -
APPLE IIGS
The Apple IIGS is introduced for $999 -
Macintosh Plus (Platinum)
Macintosh Plus (Platinum) compact -
apple II
Apple IIe Platinum -
AppleShare Server 1.0
AppleShare Server 1.0 - software -
tenth birthday
Apple celebrates its tenth birthday. -
MACINTOSH PLUS - COMPACT
MACINTOSH PLUS WAS RELEASED -
LISA
Apple renames the Lisa 2/10 the Macintosh XL, and discontinues all other Lisa configurations. -
Macintosh SE
Macintosh SE - compact -
mac II
Macintosh II -
AppleColor Hi-Resolution RGB Monitor
AppleColor Hi-Resolution RGB Monitor - displays -
AppleFax Modem
AppleFax Modem -
windows version 2.0
Microsoft Windows version 2.0 released -
IIe extended
The IIe extended is introduced -
ImageWriter LQ
ImageWriter LQ - printer -
Apple PC 5.25" Drive and Apple Tape Backup 40SC
Apple PC 5.25" Drive and Apple Tape Backup 40SC were released -
Macintosh IIci
Macintosh IIci -
Apple LaserWriter family
Apple LaserWriter family -
Apple scaner
AppleFax scaner -
AppleCD SC
AppleCD SC drive was released -
APPLE IIc+
The Apple IIc+, the last in the Apple II line, is introduced. GS/OS System 1, a Mac-like GUI for the IIGS, is introduced -
Apple IIc Plus
Apple IIc Plus -
Macintosh IIx
Macintosh IIx was made -
Macintosh SE/30
Macintosh SE/30-COMPACT -
Macintosh IIcx
Macintosh IIcx WAS MADE -
DISPLAYS
Apple Two Page Monochrome Monitor , Apple Macintosh Portrait Display and Apple Hi-Resolution Monochrome Display -
Apple Modem 2400
Apple Modem 2400 -
OFFICE VERSION
Microsoft introduces earliest version of Office suite of productivity applications -
Macintosh SE FDHD
Macintosh SE FDHD- compact -
Apple FDHD SuperDrive
Apple FDHD SuperDrive - drive -
NeXT
The NeXTstep OS is introduced. It will eventually be bought by Apple and used in its next generation OS, Rhapsody. -
Macintosh Portable
Macintosh Portable -
Apple IIGS (1 MB, ROM 3)
Apple IIGS (1 MB, ROM 3) -
Macintosh IIfx
Macintosh IIfx -
RUSSIAN MS-DOS 4.01
Microsoft introduces Russian MS-DOS 4.01 -
WINDOWS 3.0
Microsoft launches Windows 3.0
•August 24, 1995 Microsoft launches Windows 95 -
windows 3.0
Windows 3.0 released -
Macintosh LC
Macintosh LC -
Macintosh Classic
Macintosh Classic -
Macintosh IIsi
Macintosh IIsi -
Macintosh Classic II
Macintosh Classic II -
windows version 2.03
Microsoft releases the second version of Windows, version 2.03 -
macintosh portablle
Macintosh Portable (backlit screen) -
Apple IIe Card
Apple IIe Card -
apple-IBM Alliance
The Apple/IBM alliance becomes official. Among the many agreements, Apple and IBM will create PowerPC-based machines and produce two companies, Taligent and Kaleida. The former a now-defunct company that worked on the now-defunct Pink, the latter a company that produces multimedia tools. -
Quadra 700 and Quadra 900
Quadra 700 and Quadra 900 were made -
powerbooks
PowerBook 100 , PowerBook 140 and PowerBook 170 -
NeXT
Steve Jobs announces NeXTstep 3.0, NeXTstep 486, a version of NeXTstep that could run on an Intel 486 simultaneously with MS-DOS, and promises 33 MHz '40 processor versions of the NeXTcube and NeXTstation/Color at the NeXTWORLD Expo in San Fransisco. NeXT would eventually move its OS entirely to the Intel x86 platform -
Macintosh LC II
Macintosh LC II IS RELEASED -
Quadra 950
Quadra 950 IS RELEASED -
POWERBOOK
PowerBook 145 IS RELEASED -
NeXTstep 3.0
NeXTstep 3.0 is released. -
MACII AND POWERBOOKS
Macintosh IIvi Mac II
Macintosh IIvx Mac II
PowerBook 160
PowerBook 180
PowerBook Duo 210
PowerBook Duo 230 -
compacts - centris- quadras
There were realesd:
Macintosh LC III / III+
Macintosh Color Classic
Centris 610 Centris
Centris 650 Centris
Quadra 800 Quadra
PowerBook 165c -
worgroup and Power CD
Workgroup Server 80
Workgroup Server 95
PowerCD
Apple Design Powered Speakers -
POWERBOOKS
PowerBook 145b
PowerBook 180c -
APPLE LICENSE
Apple liscenses PowerPC ROMs to DayStar Digital, so they can begin creating PPC Upgrade cards. DayStar also later becomes one of the first Mac OS liscense holders, as well an authority in multiprocessing PowerPC-based Macs. -
66 MHz POWERPC
Apple releases the 66 MHz PowerPC Upgrade Card, the first commercial PowerPC product -
MACINTOSH
Macintosh LC 550
Macintosh LC 575 -
COPLAND PROJECT
Apple announces the Copland Project (defunct Mac OS 8, superceded by Rhapsody). -
FIRST POWERMACS
Apple releases the first PowerMacs (6100/60, 7100/66, 8100/80) using the PowerPC 601 -
POWER MACINTOSH
Power Macintosh 6100
Power Macintosh 7100
Power Macintosh 8100 -
WORKGROUP SERVER
Workgroup Server 6150
Workgroup Server 8150
Workgroup Server 9150 -
POWER BOOKS
PowerBook 520/c
PowerBook 540/c
PowerBook 550
PowerBook Duo 280
PowerBook Duo 280c -
SYTEM 7.5
Apple releases System 7.5, with a bunch of new features everybody already had as shareware. -
MAC OS
Apple licenses the Mac OS to Radius and Power Computing. -
POWER MACINOTSH
Power Macintosh 6200 / 6300 -
Macintosh LC 580
Macintosh LC 580 -
POWER MACINTOSH
Power Macintosh/Performa 5200 -
PCI MAC
Apple releases the first PCI Mac, the $5000 PowerMac 9500/120 using the new Tsunami motherboard. -
POWER MACINTOSH
Power Macintosh 7200
Power Macintosh 7500
Power Macintosh 8500 -
INTERNET
Internet by launching internet explorer a web browser. -
APPLE LICENSE
Apple liscenses the Mac OS to Motorola, allows authority to subliscense for the first time. -
APPLE BIRTHDAY
Apple celebrates its 20th birthday -
APPLE LICENSE
Apple liscenses Mac OS to IBM. PowerPC 603e and 604e reach 200 MHz. -
COPLAND PROJECCT
Apple kills Copland Project -
SYSTEM 7.55
System 7.55 is introduced. -
NeXT
Apple buys NeXT, Inc. for $430 million. Development of Windows NT for PowerPC stops. -
ANNOUNCE
Jobs announces a projected $47 million profit for the first quarter at Macworld Expo, finally bringing Apple back to profitability. -
NEWTON/MATE LINE
After a little over 5 years, the Newton/eMate line has been discontinued by Apple -
APPLE STORES
Apple "stores within stores" open in all of the 149 CompUSA locations across the country, answering the cry of many Mac users who loathe the patheticly small, incomplete, and out of stock Apple sections most retail computer stores provide. -
IMAC AND POWERBOOK G3
Apple announces the iMac and new PowerBook G3 models. Two of the most innovative machines -
WINDOWS 98
Microsoft launches Windows 98 -
IMAC
iMac is finally released to an incredibly anxious comnsumer market. Sold in numbers like nothing I've ever seen -
IMAC (SECOND BEST SELLING)
iMac becomes the second best selling computer for the month of August, even though it was only on sale for two weeks -
APPLE AND POWER COMMPUTINGS
Apple buys Power Computing's liscense and core assets, halts all CHRP liscensing -
RHAPSODY DEVELOPER
Apple seeds Rhapsody Developer Release 1.0. The new next-generation OS holds great promise for the computer industry. -
Power Macintosh G3 (Blue & White)
Power Macintosh G3 (Blue & White) IS RELEASED -
Macintosh Server G3 (Blue & White)
Macintosh Server G3 (Blue & White) IS RELEASED -
PowerBook ("Pismo")
PowerBook ("Pismo") IS RELEASED -
PowerBook G3 ("Lombard")
PowerBook G3 ("Lombard")IS RELEASED -
iBook
THE iBook IS RELEASED -
AirPort (802.11b, "Graphite")
AirPort (802.11b, "Graphite") IS RELEASED -
Macintosh Server G4
Macintosh Server G4 IS RELEASED -
Cinema Display (22")
Cinema Display (22") IS RELEASED -
IMAC
iMac (slot loading) IS RELEASED -
Power Macintosh G4 Graphite
Power Macintosh G4 Graphite IS RELEASED -
STEVE BALMER
Steve Ballmer named president and chief executive officer for Microsoft -
WINDOWS 2000
Microsoft launches Windows 2000 -
OFFICE XP
Microsoft launches Office XP -
NET STRATEGY
Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer outline Microsoft's .NET strategy for Web services -
Power Macintosh G4 Cube
Power Macintosh G4 Cube IS RELEASED -
Cinema Display (22")
Cinema Display (22") IS RELEASED -
iBook (FireWire)
iBook (FireWire) IS RELEASED -
PowerBook G4 Titanium
PowerBook G4 Titanium IS RELEASED -
iBook (white)
iBook (white) IS RELEASED -
Power Macintosh G4 Quicksilver
Power Macintosh G4 Quicksilver IS RELEASED -
Server G4 Quicksilver
Server G4 Quicksilver IS RELEASED -
iPod (1st gen)
iPod (1st gen) IS RELEASED -
WINDOWS XP
Microsoft launches Windows XP -
XBOX
Microsoft launches Xbox -
