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news.bbc.co.uk - 1/24/2009
BBC NEWS | Technology | Apple's first Macintosh turns 25
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The Macintosh - the first Apple computer to bear the name - turns 25 on 24 January. The machine debuted in 1984 and kicked off a product line that were Apple's flagship computers for many years. The Macintosh helped popularise the combination of graphical interface and mouse that is ubiquitous ...
apple.com - 1/27/2009
Mark Papermaster to Begin at Apple as Senior Vice President of Devices Hardware Engineering on ...
— apple.com — CUPERTINO, California January 27, 2009 Apple today announced that Mark Papermaster will be coming to Apple as... senior vice president of Devices Hardware Engineering, reporting to Apple CEO Steve Jobs, on April 24. Papermaster, who comes to Apple from ... (more) Mark Papermaster to Begin at Apple as Senior Vice ...

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Apple warns of reduced iMac availability in near term
— appleinsider.com — Apple this week is advising members of its reseller channels that supply of iMacs will be constrained... in the immediate future, a move that may signal new models are nearing production. (more) Apple warns of reduced iMac availability in near term

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Evidence shows Apple testing next-gen iPhone
— appleinsider.com — Hidden strings in Apple's latest iPhone firmware reveals that a major revision of the hardware is in... the works and is even being tested online. (more) Evidence shows Apple testing next-gen iPhone

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PalmAddicts:  Many happy returns to the Apple Macintosh which turns 25 years 'young' old today

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Many happy returns to the Apple Macintosh which turns 25 years 'young' old today
PalmAddicts — ... 1984 and kicked off a product line that were Apple's flagship computers for many years. The Macintosh helped popularise the combination of graphical interface and mouse that is ubiquitous today. The machine was unveiled using a hugely expensive TV advert, directed by film maker Ridley Scott and shown during the US Superbowl on 22 January 1984 " [SAMMY I am still very happy as I type this post on my MacBook Pro, and can say that I have used Apple computers since I was 19]. The BBC News website after the jump. ...

Cult of Mac on the BBC
Cult of Mac — ... The BBC’s coverage of the Mac’s 25th has in some cases left something to be desired, the nadir being a bizarre video showing a Microsoft employee battling with an original Mac and comparing it against her Windows laptop. Ex-Macworld UK head honcho Simon Jary rightly ...

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