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Title: Apple Macintosh turns 25 Post by: Alex on January 24, 2009, 10:01:20 AM Apple Macintosh turns 25
Introduced by the now famous "1984" advert, directed by Ridley Scott and aired during the third quarter of Super Bowl XVIII on 22 January 1984, the first Macintosh is turning 25 this weekend. The Macintosh, released on 24 January 1984, sold for $2,495 and came with a 9 inch screen in an upright beige case, 128k of RAM, a floppy drive, a keyboard and a single-button mouse. Sales were initially strong, with the Macintosh selling 72,000 units by May 3, 1984. However, sales dropped afterwards and the computer was re-badged as the Macintosh 128K when its successor, the Macintosh 512K, was introduced in September 1984. Read full story... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/neowin-main/~3/QIRRlGwSZdI/apple-macintosh-turns-25 |