The History ofThe History of

Apple Apple

ComputersComputers

Apple IApple ISold as a Sold as a motherboardmotherboardNot a whole Not a whole computer by today’s computer by today’s standardsstandardsHomebrew Homebrew Computer ClubComputer ClubNeeded 2 AC input Needed 2 AC input voltagesvoltages

Apple IIApple II April 17, 1977April 17, 1977 West Coast West Coast

Computer FaireComputer Faire Market LeaderMarket Leader Cassette tape Cassette tape

storage to 5 ½ storage to 5 ½ floppy diskfloppy disk

Visicalc Visicalc spreadsheet spreadsheet software programsoftware program

Apple IIIApple III

May 1980May 1980 Many recalled due Many recalled due

to omittion of the to omittion of the “cooling fan”“cooling fan”

Competed against Competed against IBM PC and MS-IBM PC and MS-DOSDOS

Apple LisaApple Lisa

Based on Alto Based on Alto ComputerComputer

First computer with First computer with a GUIa GUI

Failed because of Failed because of high price and high price and because of limited because of limited software optionssoftware options

Apple MacintoshApple Macintosh

Offered the Offered the LaserWriter printerLaserWriter printer

Offered desktop Offered desktop publishingpublishing

Offered advanced Offered advanced graphicsgraphics

Sold better than Sold better than LisaLisa

Apple Macintosh PortableApple Macintosh Portable

Introduced in Introduced in 19891989

Bulky and LargeBulky and Large Very Very

unsuccessful at unsuccessful at time of time of introductionintroduction

Apple PowerBook 100Apple PowerBook 100 Sony created this Sony created this

from the specs of from the specs of the Mac Portable the Mac Portable and made it smallerand made it smaller

20 MB hard drive20 MB hard drive 9 in Passive Matrix 9 in Passive Matrix

ScreenScreen System 7 Mac OSSystem 7 Mac OS

Apple Quicktake Digital CameraApple Quicktake Digital Camera

Released in 1997Released in 1997 One of the first One of the first

digital camerasdigital cameras Very unsuccessfulVery unsuccessful

Apple Power Macintosh LineApple Power Macintosh Line

Attempt to regain a position in the Attempt to regain a position in the competitive computer marketcompetitive computer market

Used IBMs Power PC ProcessorUsed IBMs Power PC Processor OS rewritten so that older Mac’s could still OS rewritten so that older Mac’s could still

run on these programsrun on these programs

Apple iMacApple iMac

Great leap in sales Great leap in sales for Applefor Apple

Provided one of the Provided one of the best fiscal years best fiscal years since 1993since 1993

Allowed for digital Allowed for digital videovideo

Inspired iMovie and Inspired iMovie and iDvdiDvd

Apple iPodApple iPod

November 10, 2001November 10, 2001 Apple’s first digital Apple’s first digital

audio playeraudio player Introduced the Introduced the

itunes store to itunes store to download download compatable iPod compatable iPod musicmusic

Apple MacBook Pro and New iMacApple MacBook Pro and New iMac

January 10, 2006January 10, 2006 New notebook New notebook

computercomputer Four times faster Four times faster

than the than the powerbook modelspowerbook models

iMac with 2 or 3 iMac with 2 or 3 times faster times faster performanceperformance