On January 24, Apple commemorated the 30th anniversary of the Mac. Got us to thinking all those other technologies 30 years back (and the numbers behind them). Reminisce & enjoy!

1. Consumer Electronics: 30 Years On

2. 372,000 units sold in year 1
Source: Jeremy Reimer, Apple
7.5 million units sold in year 1

3. 1984
300,000 DynaTAC 8000X users worldwide
Source: BBC, Venture Beat, Business Insider
Today
1.4 billion smartphone users worldwide

4. 1984
16 million color TV sets sold in US
Source: Washington Post, Yahoo
Today
66 million smart TV units shipped worldwide

5. 1984
10% households owned a VCR
Source: Washington Post, Leichtmanr Research
Today
49% households own a DVR

6. 1984
17 million boomboxes sold in US
Source: Washington Post, digiday
Today
64 million unique Pandora mobile users in US

7. 1984
5.6 million Walkmans sold in US
Source: Sony, RIAA, Spotify
Today
24 million active Spotify users

9. Which was the best
innovation since
sliced bread?