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Jan. 1984: How critics reviewed the Mac
apple20.blogs.fortune.cnn.com - 1/23/2009
Jan. 1984: How critics reviewed the Mac
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Anticipating the 25th anniversary of the Macintosh — unveiled by Apple ( AAPL ) in a Super Bowl ad on Jan. 24, 1984 — AAPLinvestors has assembled some choice quotes from the first wave of critical reviews. Below, a sample from their collection, to which we’ve added a few of ...
appleinsider.com - 1/26/2009
Chip complex delaying Apple's new iMac line, says analyst
— appleinsider.com — Apple's next-generation iMacs are being held up for business reasons and a minor technical obstacle, according to one Wall Street analyst. (more) Chip complex delaying Apple's new iMac line, says analyst

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news.cnet.com - 1/23/2009
Remembering the '1984' Super Bowl Mac ad
— news.cnet.com — The fact that the Los Angeles Raiders humiliated the Washington Redskins in a 38-to-9 victory is a mere afterthought. Super Bowl XVIII's lasting legacy has been a single advertisement sandwiched somewhere in the third quarter: Apple Computer's iconic ... (more) Remembering the '1984' Super Bowl Mac ad

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Mac Memories: The Day Steve Jobs Showed Me the First Mac
blogs.pcmag.com - 1/23/2009
Mac Memories: The Day Steve Jobs Showed Me the First Mac
— blogs.pcmag.com — It's hard to believe that this week marks 25 years since the original Apple Macintosh was first introduced. In that period, the Mac has had its ups and downs, and changed in ways that the original development team could scarcely have imagined. But in ... (more) Mac Memories: The Day Steve Jobs Showed Me the First Mac

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Macworld — ... followed the physical “desktop” metaphor, allowed users to tackle tasks unheard of for rival computers using its two included applications: MacWrite and MacPaint. Thus was born desktop publishing. Coupled with Adobe Systems Inc.’s laser printer, the Mac brought about WYSIWYG design, allowing artists to output precisely what was on the Mac’s 9-in. black-and-white screen. In case you forgot, the first Mac came with 128KB of RAM and zipped along with an 8-MHz processor. Reviewers were not always friendly , but the stories of those who helped bring it to life, ...

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