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The History of Apple Computers. Apple I. Sold as a motherboard Not a whole computer by today’s standards Homebrew Computer Club Needed 2 AC input voltages. Apple II. April 17, 1977 West Coast Computer Faire Market Leader Cassette tape storage to 5 ½ floppy disk - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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The History ofThe History of Apple Apple
ComputersComputers
Apple IApple ISold as a Sold as a motherboardmotherboardNot a whole Not a whole computer by today’s computer by today’s standardsstandardsHomebrew Homebrew Computer ClubComputer ClubNeeded 2 AC input Needed 2 AC input voltagesvoltages
Apple IIApple II April 17, 1977April 17, 1977 West Coast West Coast
Computer FaireComputer Faire Market LeaderMarket Leader Cassette tape Cassette tape
storage to 5 ½ storage to 5 ½ floppy diskfloppy disk
Visicalc Visicalc spreadsheet spreadsheet software programsoftware program
Apple IIIApple III
May 1980May 1980 Many recalled due Many recalled due
to omittion of the to omittion of the “cooling fan”“cooling fan”
Competed against Competed against IBM PC and MS-IBM PC and MS-DOSDOS
Apple LisaApple Lisa
Based on Alto Based on Alto ComputerComputer
First computer with First computer with a GUIa GUI
Failed because of Failed because of high price and high price and because of limited because of limited software optionssoftware options
Apple MacintoshApple Macintosh Offered the Offered the
LaserWriter printerLaserWriter printer Offered desktop Offered desktop
publishingpublishing Offered advanced Offered advanced
graphicsgraphics Sold better than Sold better than
LisaLisa
Apple Macintosh PortableApple Macintosh Portable Introduced in Introduced in
19891989 Bulky and LargeBulky and Large Very Very
unsuccessful at unsuccessful at time of time of introductionintroduction
Apple PowerBook 100Apple PowerBook 100 Sony created this Sony created this
from the specs of from the specs of the Mac Portable the Mac Portable and made it smallerand made it smaller
20 MB hard drive20 MB hard drive 9 in Passive Matrix 9 in Passive Matrix
ScreenScreen System 7 Mac OSSystem 7 Mac OS
Apple Quicktake Digital CameraApple Quicktake Digital Camera
Released in 1997Released in 1997 One of the first One of the first
digital camerasdigital cameras Very unsuccessfulVery unsuccessful
Apple Power Macintosh LineApple Power Macintosh Line
Attempt to regain a position in the Attempt to regain a position in the competitive computer marketcompetitive computer market
Used IBMs Power PC ProcessorUsed IBMs Power PC Processor OS rewritten so that older Mac’s could still OS rewritten so that older Mac’s could still
run on these programsrun on these programs
Apple iMacApple iMac Great leap in sales Great leap in sales
for Applefor Apple Provided one of the Provided one of the
best fiscal years best fiscal years since 1993since 1993
Allowed for digital Allowed for digital videovideo
Inspired iMovie and Inspired iMovie and iDvdiDvd
Apple iPodApple iPod November 10, 2001November 10, 2001 Apple’s first digital Apple’s first digital
audio playeraudio player Introduced the Introduced the
itunes store to itunes store to download download compatable iPod compatable iPod musicmusic
Apple MacBook Pro and New iMacApple MacBook Pro and New iMac January 10, 2006January 10, 2006 New notebook New notebook
computercomputer Four times faster Four times faster
than the than the powerbook modelspowerbook models
iMac with 2 or 3 iMac with 2 or 3 times faster times faster performanceperformance