Category: Computer History
Apple and Xerox PARC
It is claimed again and again that in the course of the Macintosh’s development, Apple just resorted to the ideas the research laboratory Xerox PARC had hatched before. Fact or Fiction? In the Untied States, the brand name “Xerox” denotes photocopying just as “Kleenex” stands for tissues or “Scotch tape” for adhesive [...]
The introduction of the first Mac on January 24th, 1984
The introduction of the first Mac on January 24th, 1984; taken from the “Lost 1984 Videos”
The History of the Apple Macintosh
The Apple Macintosh revolutionized the entire computer industry by the year of 1984. Steve Jobs and his ingenious Macintosh team arranged for the computer to be used by the normal “person in the street” – and not only by experts. “Insanely great” – Steve Jobs could hardly put into words his enthusiasm by the launch [...]
Image gallery: The top 10 standout Macs of the past 25 years
Image gallery: The top 10 standout Macs of the past 25 years.
It All Began with "Annie" – The Vision of a Computer for the Masses
It had been a long way until the day of the official introduction of the Macintosh on January 24th, 1984. Five years earlier, in spring 1979, Apple chairman Mike Markkula wondered whether his company should bring a 500 dollar computer to market. Markkula then charged Jef Raskin with the secret “Annie” project. Raskin had been [...]
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