It was 34 years ago when Apple unveiled its revolutionary Macintosh computer. Some of its firsts included: introducing a Graphical User Interface to the mainstream user, a mouse, 3.5 floppy drive, cut and paste, and much more. David Morgenstern has a rundown of what is inside.
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Macintosh's specs included:
Processor: Motorola 68000 @ 8MHz
64K ROM
128K RAM
Video: 512x384 1-bit black-and-white
3.5-infch floppy drive - 400MB
Power: 60 watts
Above is the original Macintosh complete with keyboard, mouse, and extra 3.5-inch external floppy drive.
* The History of the Apple I & Apple II Computers
The first home computer with a GUI or graphical user interface was the Apple Lisa. The very first graphical user interface was developed by the Xerox Corporation at their Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) in the 1970s. Steve Jobs, visited PARC in 1979 (after buying Xerox stock) and was impressed and influenced by the Xerox Alto, the first computer ever with a graphical user interface. Jobs designed the new Apple Lisa based on the technology he saw at Xerox.
* The History of the Apple Lisa
With the 1984 Apple Macintosh Steve Jobs made sure developers created software for the new Macintosh Computer. Jobs figured that software was the way to win the consumer over.
