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1984 apple macintosh computer was introduced

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Apple Macintosh Microcomputer

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The Apple Macintosh microcomputer introduced a graphic user interface (GUI) to the Apple line of computers. The idea had originated at Xerox's Palo Alto Research Center in the 1970s, but Xerox was slow to commercialize it. Apple proved far more successful when it introduced the Macintosh in January 1984, with a splashy television advertisement during the Superbowl. The original price was around $2,500.

Instead of typing out names of programs on command lines, users with a GUI could click "icons," or pictures that represented the programs they wanted to run. They could also execute functions like saving, moving, or deleting files by clicking and dragging the icons around the screen with a pointing device called a mouse. Apple's version of the mouse had a single button, which became an Apple standard. The first Macintosh, exemplified by this object, had only 128K RAM, and users quickly found this insufficient. The Macintosh 512 KB, nicknamed "Fat Mac," was introduced in September 1984. It gave users four times as much memory, and allowe

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Macintosh 128K

1984 computer

For the Macintosh computer line as a whole, see Mac (computer).

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Mac (computer)

Family of personal computers made by Apple

This article is about the family of personal computers. For the series of all-in-one computers, see iMac. For other uses, see Mac.

"Macintosh" redirects here. For the original Macintosh, see Macintosh 128K. For other uses, see Macintosh (disambiguation).

Mac is a family of personal computers designed and marketed by Apple since 1984. The name is short for Macintosh (its official name until 1999), a reference to a type of apple called McIntosh. The current product lineup includes the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro laptops, and the iMac, Mac Mini, Mac Studio, and Mac Pro desktops. Macs are sold with Apple's proprietarymacOSoperating system, which is not licensed to other manufacturers and exclusively bundled with Mac computers.

Jef Raskin conceived the Macintosh project in 1979, which was usurped and redefined by Apple co-founder Steve Jobs in 1981. The original Macintosh was launched in January 1984, after Apple's "1984" advertisement during Super Bowl XVIII. A series of incrementally improved models followed, shari

All-in-one computer, monitor, and floppy drive with external keyboard and mouse
Also known as	Macintosh
Manufacturer	Apple Computer, Inc.
Product family	Compact Macintosh
Type	All-in-one
Release date	January 24, 1984; 41 years ago (1984-01-24)^[1]^[2]
Introductory price	US$2,495 (equivalent to $7,300 in 2023)
Discontinued	October 1, 1985 (1985-10-01)^[3]
Units sold	500,000 and over ^{[citation needed]}
Units shipped	250,000 and over ^{[citation needed]}
Operating system	System Software 1.0^[4]
CPU	Motorola 68000 @ 7.8336 MHz (6 MHz effectively)^[5]
Memory	128 KB RAM
Removable storage	3+1⁄2 inch (9 cm) floppy disk
Display	9 in (23 cm) monochrome, 512 × 342
Dimensions	Height: 13.6 in (35 cm) Width: 9.6 in (24 cm) Depth: 10.9 in (28 cm)
Weight	16.5 lb (7.5 kg)