May 13, 1997: System 8 Demoed
by Chris Seibold on May 13, 2008
Apple had ditched the System 7.7 iteration of Mac OS in an effort to kill the clone makers. That didn't stop the software from actually showing up renamed as System 8.0. System 8.0 featured many …(read more)
THIS DAY IN HISTORY
May 12, 1998: Phil Schiller Says OS X for PowerPC Only
When Apple was talking up its next generation operating system, Rhapsody, one of the selling points was "develop once deploy everywhere." The project was called …(read more)
May 11, 1999: Apple Announces the G4
The biggest difference between a G3 chip and its successor the G4 was Altivec. Altivec, renamed Velocity Engine by Apple for marketing purposes, added a …(read more)
May 10, 1999: Lombard PowerBook Revealed
What's 20% thinner and two pounds less weighty than its predecessor? Why, the PowerBook Lombard, of course.This fan favorite of the PowerBook line sported peppy …(read more)
May 9, 1997: The Clone Problem Typified
Umax, an early Apple cloner, released the clunkily named SuperMac C500 LT/140 with little fanfare. The machine offered 140 MHz of processing power, a Motorola …(read more)
May 8, 1997: Apple Debuts a PowerBook…Designed By IBM
A PowerPC 603e, 180 MHz of raw processing power and up to 80 MB of RAM-- sounds like a passably powerful nineties Macintosh. Throw in …(read more)
May 7, 2001: Henrico Public Schools go Mac
From the Apple I to the current day, Apple has publicly maintained a deep commitment to education. The commitment paid off when Apple announced a …(read more)
May 6, 1998: The original iMac is Unveiled to Mixed Reaction
No floppy drive, no ADB port, no printer port and a 33.6 Kbps internal modem. Wrap all that up in a bondi blue case designed …(read more)
May 5, 2003: iTunes Music Store, Instant Hit
It was Mac only, it wasn't free, and it was a smash hit. It was the Apple iTunes Music Store. Open less than a week, …(read more)
May 4, 1998: The Apple Logo Evolves
Ron Wayne's original Apple logo featured an apple and Isaac Newton; it was truly a thing of beauty. For all of its beauty, however, the …(read more)
May 3, 1984: Mac System 1.1 Released
There were a plethora of things to dislike about the Mac when it first appeared. Severely limited memory, no expansion options, a positive dearth of …(read more)
May 2, 1998: You Call It Altivec, I Call It Velocity Engine
The MHz wars were essentially over. While users argued about which chip was faster a consortium of Apple, IBM and Motorola went with the idea …(read more)
May 1, 2001: IceBook Introduced!
The original iBook was a tough, heavy, portable designed specifically for students. The machine sported a G3 chip, AirPort functionality and a handle for carrying …(read more)
