“For many computer users, Apple has defined the personal computer industry, driven technology innovation and changed the perception of personal computing. The company reinvented itself several times over, as it developed and enhanced the Macintosh, affecting the world of computing every time it did. Apple fans have defined their own culture and follow the metamorphosis of the company, its products and its software with passion,” Ashley Laurel Wilson writes for CIO.
“Apple made waves with its historic 1984 commercial, its rivalry with Microsoft and its retail megastores. Even Forrest Gump got in on the action when he ‘bought’ stock in 1994,” Wilson writes. “But although iPods and iPhones are perpetually cool to obsess over nowadays, it was really Apple’s computers—particularly the Apple—that started it all.”
Apple’s 11 most-intriguing computer designs:
• The Original Apple: The Mother of All Mac Motherboard
• The Apple II: A Computer for the Consumer
• Lisa: The Personal Computer Comes with a (High) Price
• Mac 128K: The Original Macintosh
• Mac II: Expandability Optional
• Macintosh Color Classic: The End of the Compact Era
• Mac Portable: 15 Pounds Light
• The 20th Anniversary Mac: Top Coat and Tails
• iMac: Apple’s Light at the End of the Tunnel
• Mac Mini: The Mini Me
• MacBook Air: Lightweight, Yes. Weakling? Certainly Not
Full article here.
MacDailyNews Take: Yes, today is “Apple List Day.”
