History of Mac Computers

1. An Abridged History of the Mac
Computer

2. The Mac I was the first Mac computer
to feature a mouse and successfully
use a graphical user interface, rather
than a command line.
Mac I

3. The Macintosh II was powered by 16
MHz Motorola 68020 processor and
had color QuickDraw in ROM, a color
version of the graphics language which
was the heart of the machine.
Macintosh II

4. The Macintosh Portable was Apple’s
first battery-powered Macintosh. It
was available from 1989 to 1991 and
could run System 6 and System 7
Macintosh Portable Operating System 7

5. The Macintosh Classic, Apple’s early
1990s budget model. It also looks very
similar to the Mac I.
Macintosh Classic

6. The PowerBook 100 (pictured below), 140 and
170 introduced a line of professional laptop
Macs. They pioneered notebook ergonomics by
placing the keyboard behind the palm rest.
PowerBook 100

7. The original “Bondi Blue” iMac G3. Introduced in 1998,
it led Apple’s return to profitability. However, the
associated mouse called “hockey puck” proved to be
one of consumers’ least favorite Apple products and
was discontinued in 2000.
“Bondi Blue” iMac G3 “hockey puck” Apple
USB Mouse

8. The MacBook Pro was the first Mac
notebook to use an Intel processor. It
was released at Macworld 2006 in
2006.
MacBook Pro

9. The Mac mini is a small form factor desktop computer. At 7.7 inches (20cm)
square and 1.4 inches (3.6 cm) tall and weighing only 2.7 pounds (1.2kg) it is
one of the smallest and most portable desktop computers anywhere. Because
of its portability, the Mac mini is marketed with the acronym BYODKM (Bring
Your Own Display, Keyboard and Mouse). The Mac mini can also be used as a
home theater device alternative to the Apple TV
Mac mini

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