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Apple Macintosh
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Basic Information
Type(s)
Personal Computer
Apple Computers
Apple II
Macintosh Plus
IBM 5150, Commodore 64
Discontinued
United States October 1, 1985
Technical Information
Variant(s)
128K, 512K
Supported Media
3.5" Floppy Disk, Hard Drive
CanadaUnited StatesMexico North American Release
January 24, 1984
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The Apple Macintosh featured an 8 MHz Motorola 68000 processor, 128 KB of RAM, and a 400k floppy disk drive in a beige all-in-one case with a 9" monochrome display. There was a 512k model that was released later on, with 512 KB of RAM.

The Macintosh was the first relatively inexpensive computer to use a graphical user interface, 3.5" disks, a consistent look-and-feel among applications, and true WYSIWYG printing, all of which are taken for granted today. This computer started a different way of thinking, allowing the user to concentrate on working rather than struggling to get the computer to work. The Macintosh became discontinued a year later and was replaced by the Macintosh Plus, its successor.

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