History Of Apple Computers
History Of Apple Computers
The Macintosh computer began life as the Apple I in 1976 when two friends, Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs with the aid of some friends built the first of fifty computers for the
Ever wondered why the Company was named, Apple Computer? Simply because the trio realized that &#8220Apple&#8221 would come before the most famous name in computers at the time, Atari. Over the years, Apple Computers continued to improve, becoming cheaper thereby making it easier for many homes to have a personal computer. Apple was the first computer company to use GUI (Graphical User Interface) in their machines a concept that was to revolutionize the computer industry. After many trials and errors, Apple came out with a true home computer, the Apple Macintosh or Mac in 1984.
The Apple Computer was the beginning of desktop publishing era. Apple revolutionized publishing with its magic combination of a PC, it&#8217s LaserWriter printer and specialized software, Aldus PageMaker and MacPublisher. Aldus is now Adobe PageMaker. These components allowed the designing and printing of documents complete with text and graphics. It is for this reason that the Macintosh is still a favorite among the graphic design crowd.
Apple faced stiff competition from Microsoft, especially in relation to the cost of PC-clones. Apple&#8217s popularity waned and the home PC market was taken over by Bill Gates&#8217 Microsoft. However, there are still many different lines of Macs on the market today: the iMac and Power Mac being two of the most popular.
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