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Apple has told the developer of a tiny original Mac replica to stop selling them, but for a little while yet they remain ...
On January 24, 1984, during an Apple shareholders conference, Steve Jobs introduced the Macintosh, highlighting its ability to "speak" for itself and marking a revolutionary moment in personal ...
The Macintosh project was started by Jef Raskin in the late 1970s, striving for a low-cost, easy-to-use machine for an average consumer. At that time, the project was supposed to use a text-based ...
In 1988, Apple introduced the Macintosh IIx, an upgrade of the Mac II that included a Motorola 68030 CPU. The IIcx – a compact version of the IIx, also with a 68030 – was introduced in 1989.
The arrival of the Macintosh wasn't a surprise; it was actually two years behind its originally expected ship date. Apple had hoped to ship the Macintosh by 1982.
The first Macintosh with a colour screen, the Macintosh II, only arrived in 1987. The Centre for Computing History in Cambridge, England, is one of many collections that feature a functioning 128K.
I never thought I'd be riveted by a history of the Macintosh Control Panel, but an article about its design evolution has brought out the Apple history nerd in me. And I especially didn't expect to ...
Bill Atkinson, Andy Hertzfeld, Steve Capps, and Larry Kenyon share their thoughts about developing the core software for the original Macintosh, which is about to mark its 30th anniversary.