Macintosh's 1984 Debut 613
Stephen E. Jobs writes "SiliconValley.com is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Mac by republishing some of its coverage of the machine's 1984 launch. 'After two years of secrecy, brainstorming and sometimes zany company maneuvering, Apple Computer Inc. will unveil a new personal computer Jan. 24 that is the size of a stack of paper and, for about the same price, contains more power than the basic IBM PC.' That's how one writer described the Apple Macintosh in 1984. There's more at SiliconValley.com."
A stack of paper? (Score:5, Funny)
I remember all of this (Score:5, Funny)
"This is the end of apple. They're dead"
heh. Apple. Going out of business since 1977
Progress? (Score:4, Funny)
The size of a stack of paper, eh? (Score:0, Funny)
Stephen E. Jobs writes... (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Progress? (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Durability of the Mac (Score:3, Funny)
maybe because they're worthless and nobody wants them?
What is this Microsoft you speak of? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:1984 Commercial (Score:3, Funny)
Or am I just drinking too much?
Alex
Re:Durability of the Mac (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Durability of the Mac (Score:3, Funny)
Dupe! (Score:3, Funny)
Lost consonants (Score:2, Funny)
Damn those controlling hares...
Re:Le roi est mort, vive le roi! (Score:3, Funny)
Morons! May the metamoderators get you!
Re:Another Super Bowl ad? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Mac's Popularity (Score:2, Funny)
Re:I remember all of this (Score:5, Funny)
For more info, you might try to dig up a copy of the article (well, ok, the Mercury is not one of your major national newspapers, but I am too lazy to and most would not appreciate my entering the text of the article).
For just a second, I was like, how rude not to post a link!
Help Me Decide! (Score:2, Funny)
Each operating has its advantages but surely one has be more rounded then the rest. I have been told that, like sports, I can't be a zealot of all the operating systems because you can't classify yourself as a zealot if that was the case. I mean it would be like saying I'm a Redskins and a Cowboys fan.
BSD I have been told is a dying operating system but it still seems alive to me. Linux is, I've been told by IBM commercials, a fast growing operating system that will one day transcend the heavens, whatever that means. We all know about the Macs and the Switch commercials.
Help me decide fellas.
Re:Link to the famous ad? (Score:2, Funny)
what is a mouse? (Score:3, Funny)
Now that is a step back in history. It's funny to see that they had to fully describe what a mouse was. But I do remember those days, and the mouse was definitely something rather new to consumers, especially to "the rest of us".
Re:Help Me Decide! (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Durability of the Mac (Score:1, Funny)
Sims aint gona be a screamer.
Re:Link to the famous ad? (Score:2, Funny)
Absolutely. And we've always been at war with Eurasia.
Chillingly ironic, isn't it?
Re:Durability of the Mac (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Durability of the Mac (Score:3, Funny)
I did try bringing along my iMac to the local Starbucks here on the Apple campus, but unfortunately they didn't have any spare power jacks for me to plug it into. Someone told me that the Starbucks in Palo Alto was much bigger and had power jacks everywhere, so I asked one of the guys in engineering to give me a loan of his dual 2GHz G5 tower for the weekend. I was all set to go when some fool with an IBM T40 Thinkpad bumped into me as I was connecting the 23" Cinema display up to the back of the G5's ADC connector, thus spilling my Mocha Frappucino all over the G5! It went into the front of the G5, and was whipped up by the cooling fans into a kind of milkshake/smoothie drink, and ejected rapidly through the rear of the machine. Not happy!
Next time, I think I'm going to bring an iBook or PowerBook to Starbucks so people can notice me as the CEO of Apple. Taking an iMac to Starbucks really isn't practical. But maybe you knew that. Maybe you just got the model name wrong. That's OK. That's why we still sell one-button mice for people like you.
And hey...don't forget to mention my e-mail address (steve@apple.com) when you're signing up for your .Mac subscription renewal...I get a $15 credit! It's good to be the boss.
Re:Durability of the Mac (Score:1, Funny)
Re:What was the Mac for? (Score:2, Funny)
Thank you for the Mac - it's an excellent computer and I enjoy it greatly. It's clear that when you thought it up, you gave a shit so that other people wouldn't have to (a very good thing). Sorry to be so fawning and starstruck - I will try to balance this out by saying that you're also an ugly fat bastard who needs a shave and a gym membership. Also, smile more - you're only half-smiling in those photos on your site and it's a little creepy.