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Macintosh turns 25
Macintosh turns 25
The venerable Macintosh, first introduced on January 24, 1984 turned a whopping 25 over the weekend. The Macintosh has evolved over time from its original sleek-yet-boxy, plastic integrated form into some of the sleekest, most beautifully and solidly constructed computers every mass produced ...
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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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Does Apple Really Own Multi-Touch?
Fast Company - Technology — The Macintosh turned 25 years old this past weekend, and Apple [ AAPL ] seems to be celebrating the occasion by sicking its blood-lusting attorneys on Palm [ PALM ] in a potential patent infringement suit . The intellectual property in question is Apple's multi-touch software, which enables iPhone and iPod Touch users to interact with their devices using more than one finger; it's the technology that allows that nifty zoom-in, zoom-out pinching gesture. Palm's new Pre sports similar functionality, complete with pinching. Jonathan Ive, ...

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