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The Macintosh is said to have kicked off several "revolutions" in the computer age, to include what became known as [[Desktop Publishing]]. | The Macintosh is said to have kicked off several "revolutions" in the computer age, to include what became known as [[Desktop Publishing]]. | ||
===The first mainstream "personal" computer is born=== | |||
Development of the Mac began in approximately 1979, when Jef Raskin had been championing the idea of a "personal computer" that was easy to use | |||
The Mac's development was undertaken by a colorful cast of characters at Apple, including its CEO [[Steve Jobs]] himself. A book was written by a member of the development team (Andy Hertzfeld), and a website was setup for old Mac development members to post stories from the period at [http://folklore.org Folklore.org]. | |||
Revision as of 20:42, 26 April 2008
The Apple Macintosh was the first widespread, widely sold personal computer that made use of a Graphical User Interface (or GUI) as the sole means for the user to interact with the computer.
The Macintosh is said to have kicked off several "revolutions" in the computer age, to include what became known as Desktop Publishing.
The first mainstream "personal" computer is born
Development of the Mac began in approximately 1979, when Jef Raskin had been championing the idea of a "personal computer" that was easy to use
The Mac's development was undertaken by a colorful cast of characters at Apple, including its CEO Steve Jobs himself. A book was written by a member of the development team (Andy Hertzfeld), and a website was setup for old Mac development members to post stories from the period at Folklore.org.