The Life of an Apple Computer
while I was growing up
35 years ago....
Apple computers were invented. It is crazy to see how in 35 years, the apple computer's life has changed. The apple computer's existence actually began right I as entered the world. It seems crazy to me that there wasn't an Apple computer before I was born. Life without an Apple computer.... crazy. The journey began in 1976....
Apple I - 1976
The Apple 1 was a personal (1976)computer that came as a kit. The kit included a motherboard. All apart of the motherboard was CPU, RAM, and basic textual-video chips. All of these parts today are not enough to make up a complete personal computer today.
Apple II - 1977
The Apple II contained color graphics and had the design of open architecture. Open architecture means that the computer was designed to make adding, upgrading and swapping components easy. It contained a floppy disk drive.
Apple 3-1980
The computer Apple 3 was designed to compete with IBM and Microsoft. They wanted to be a part of the business and corporate computing market. At this point, Apple had a production line and had computer designer staff members.
.......and that was just the beginning......
APPLE continues to grow
Macintosh Portable - 1989
The Macintosh Portable was introduced in 1989 and was designed to be just as powerful as a desktop Macintosh, but weighed a bulky 7.5 kilograms (17 lb) with a 12-hour battery life.
The Macintosh Portable was introduced in 1989 and was designed to be just as powerful as a desktop Macintosh, but weighed a bulky 7.5 kilograms (17 lb) with a 12-hour battery life.
Macintosh Portable (1989)
PowerBook-1991
The same that this PowerBook was introduced, Apple added color to the interface and introduced new networking capabilities. It remained the architectural basis for Mac OS until 2001. That is TEN years!!
Macintosh LC - 1992
Macintosh LC is a low-end Apple Computer. The LC means low cost color. This was the most common computer in the 1900's for family who wanted a low-end consumer computer.
Macintosh Centris - 1993
This line of Macintosh computers were built around the Motorola 68LC040 and 68040 CPUS. This computer was in the middle of the Macintosh computer line. The computer had a lower performance (and price) than the Quadra computers, but higher performance (and price) than the Performa computers of the time.
and then in 1994 the Power Macintosh computer was released. It had a 12 year running in the computer world.
iMAC
This is Apple all-in-one computer. This computer had a whole new design. It not only featured a unique design but had modern technology. Apple sold almost 800,000 units in just the first five months.
and this is where YOU were born!
How has Apple developed from the year 2000 when YOU were born?
By: Miss Hauman
Applied Technology Teacher, Highland Middle School
Email: khauman@d70schools.org
Website: www.d70schools.org/highland
Location: 310 W Rockland Rd, Libertyville, IL, United States
Phone: 847-362-9029
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I used the following website. All my pictures came from WikiMedia Commons.