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Page 1: The History of  Apple  Computers

The History ofThe History of Apple Apple

ComputersComputers

Page 2: The History of  Apple  Computers

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

Page 3: The History of  Apple  Computers

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

Page 4: The History of  Apple  Computers

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

Page 5: The History of  Apple  Computers

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

Page 6: The History of  Apple  Computers

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

Page 7: The History of  Apple  Computers

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

Page 8: The History of  Apple  Computers

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

Page 9: The History of  Apple  Computers

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

Page 10: The History of  Apple  Computers

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

Page 11: The History of  Apple  Computers

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

Page 12: The History of  Apple  Computers

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

Page 13: The History of  Apple  Computers

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