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Twenty-five years ago today, Steve Jobs introduced the Macintosh at an event in the Flint Center for the Performing Arts to an audience of about 3000 people (YouTube video).
"There wasn't a person in the room who didn't think this was history happening," recalled Richard Doherty, analyst with the Envisioneering Group, who was there.Computerworld recaps some of the history surrounding the original Mac project which was originally considered just a "research project":
After the failure of the Apple III, the Apple board had reservations about allowing Jobs to manage another high-profile project. When Jobs asked to take over the Mac project, the board allowed him to do so, feeling that the relatively unknown project wasn't critical to Apple's wellbeing.
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The result was a resolution by Jobs and his Mac team not only to make a "baby Lisa" but also to turn the Mac into a product that could advance the computing industry as much as or more than the Apple II had done -- or, as Jobs has been quoted as saying, to "put a dent in the universe."
Apple's Macintosh Turns 25 Years Old Today
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My first computer was a Franklin Ace 1200 (an Apple ][+ compatible). It served me very well in college from 1983-87.
My current household arsenal of computers includes a ThinkPad running XP, an iMac, two MacBook Pros and a home-built machine running Ubuntu. I spend most of my time on my MacBook Pro. Awesome machine.
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#1 - Sat Jan 24, 2009 3:00 PM ESTThe story would be incomplete without a link to the Super Bowl commercial that introduced the Macintosh.
It was a groundbreaking commercial both because of the product and because of the commercial itself. Prior to 1984, Super Bowl ads really were not anything special. They were expensive because of the audience size, but they were no different from the beer ads televised all season long. This Mac ad was the first ad specially produced to be a Super Bowl ad.
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#2 - Sat Jan 24, 2009 3:06 PM ESTThanks for the heads-up, Jay. I remember the ad, and the day, though my first computer was an IBM PC, I soon migrated to Mac (in 1989) and have been a happy camper ever since!
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#3 - Sat Jan 24, 2009 3:10 PM ESTMy first Mac was a 2002 G4 iMac. It is still going as my iTunes library machine. It will probably be replaced by a 24" iMac this year as soon (as the video and processors are updated). I would also like to stash a Mac Mini in my entertainment center as a Hulu machine.
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Mine was a IIx with a Laserwriter (they were insanely expensive, but an Apple friend helped). Tell me more about the Mac Mini as a Hulu machine, please. I'm running a 17" MacBook Pro right now, with assorted older stuff, including a Cube.
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I have been connecting my MBP to my television more and more to watch shows or movies on Hulu, CBS.com or TV.com. Doing so is both inconvenient and hazardous to my MBP's health (since there is no good place to put it).
So, I looked at Apple TV. But, I wanted a little more functionality. I have a Tivo to record shows I watch. I would like to be able to create save the shows in MP4 format to either watch on my MBP or iPod while traveling. I found this gem from Pinnacle that would allow me to do that.
One other thing that I could do with a rig like this would be to convert DVD's to MP4 to make them more portable too. I could use something like Handbrake for that. Handbrake also requires VLC to handle the decoding.
Add a Bluetooth keyboard/mouse and I can stash it completely out of sight.
That would be something that could be a very functional multi-purpose media system.
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Thanks, sounds good, though I'm holding off on all purchases for the moment.
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I am waiting for a number of reasons. But, mostly, I think that Apple has a lot of products to be updated throughout the spring/summer. Among them are the iMac, Mac MIni, Cinema Displays, Mac Pro, Apple TV.
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Let's see...Commadore VIC 20, Apple IIE loaded with Z-80 card-CP/M Turbo Pascal mouse (used Mousetalk a great email app!), MAC Classic II, PowerMAC 8600 loaded with 28 GB of HDs! (still runs well sys 8.6 300 MHZ screamer :), Powerbook 5300 loaded with a metricom radio modem very cool - sent email from end of the jetty at Moss Landing and also updated Web pages from TiPi on Alcatraz at 30 year commemoration of takeover, G4 dual CPU tower with iOmega Zip Dr (still in use funning OSX10.3. iBook G3 800MHZ hot with great graphics but motherboard issues - I had 4 of these, Macbook right now...
Mac lit up my life :)
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#4 - Sat Jan 24, 2009 4:53 PM ESTHappy Birthday Mac!
I probably shouldn't post this link, it's in such bad taste, but my 10 year old daughter found it for me the other day, and it is somewhat related to the topic...
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#5 - Sat Jan 24, 2009 4:54 PM ESTVery funny. I love the beach ball of death weapon.
Here are a few more:
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I laughed especially hard at the kick and the steel balls. I'm a sucker for physical humor...
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Wow. A nice reminder of where we've been, and how far we've really come technologically. I know I was geeked to be deploying these earth-shifting machines... A quick memory upgrade, and they could really sing. Once we got networking, we had a full chorus of easy to use computational power. It really heralded a huge transition in american culture.
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