Yes, folks, our beloved Macintosh Computer is now 25 Years Old! Quoting the Wikipedia article: "The Macintosh was introduced on January 24, 1984; it was the first commercially successful personal computer to feature a mouse and a graphical user interface rather than a command line interface." 2 days prior to the Mac's official release, the now-famous "1984" ad was aired during Super Bowl XVIII to introduce the Mac. Likewise, it's celebrating its 25th birthday as well, as pointed out by soloworx 2 days ago. (http://www.philmug.ph/forum/showthread.php?t=45455) Thanks to these folks (and obviously, Steve Jobs, and the unnamed Mac heroes): HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MACINTOSH! May you have more birthdays to come. In commemoration of this historic event, I came across these articles over at CNN.com. - Show Us Your Vintage Macs - Photos, Home Museums Pay Tribute to Macs P.S. There's an old thread about this (2005) but since it's about "forgetting the Mac's birthday", I asked permission to put up a new thread that falls exactly on the Mac's birthday. Old thread: http://www.philmug.ph/forum/showthread.php?t=4740&hday
Wow, it's actually older than I am, and I'm 22 years old. When did the first windoze os come out then? fun history facts, haha
"Apple went through hard times," Friess said. "It had a strong leader and the quality of the product is so good it had to survive." From Inquirer.net.
Happy Birthday Mac! I've heard about you for so long--but I've only actually had you when you were already 24 (or 23 + Q4)! EDIT: What a great cover for the Macworld magazine!
From the iconic Ridley Scott commercial: "On January 24th, Apple Computer will introduce Macintosh. And you'll see why 1984 won't be like '1984'." Happy Birthday, Macintosh!
Happy Birthday, Mac!! It's been a great ride so far! Thanks for being part of my life! Enjoy your day! To all Muggers, wherever you may find yourself tonight, let's all raise a glass/beer can/bottle/mug/pitcher to the Macintosh and all the good (and bad) times we've shared with this beautiful machine! Cheers!
Happy Birthday to my absolute favoritest computer system! I remember trying out Apple ][ c's back in gradeschool!
For the benefit of our younger Mac users, here's an Apple history lesson: Click on the YouTube link below to view "1984", the ad that launched the Macintosh: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYecfV3ubP8 Then read the ad's Wiki entry here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984_(television_commercial)
^ Yes, 25% off on all Macs in celebration of its 25th birthday! (I wish!) Just kidding, folks. Here's a nice article I read just now: Apple fans mark 25 years of Mac devotion It would be interesting to visit "The Church of Mac" in Los Angeles!