October 3, 1979: What Should a Mac Do?
by Chris Seibold on Oct 03, 2008When Jef Raskin first conceived of the Mac he envisioned a low cost computer. After a cost investigation revealed that there was no way Apple could produce the Mac and sell it at Jef's target …(read more)
THIS DAY IN HISTORY
December 9, 2001: Last Update of the Classic OS
Ah, the Classic Mac OS. It began life as a black and white memory-throttled GUI operating system designed to move hardware, and ended life with …(read more)
December 8, 1975: Byte Shop Opens
There are a multitude of "if not for X, Apple would never have happened" scenarios. In the great chain of Apple, the Byte Shop is …(read more)
December 3, 1991: QuickTime 1.0
QuickTime powers a lot of what people love about the Mac. iMovie runs on QuickTime, as does Final Cut. QuickTime is also essential to iTunes …(read more)
November 25, 1998: A Bug’s Life Released
Pixar's second movie was A Bug's Life. Like most Pixar movies, the plot was standard stuff. A misfit causes unintentional mayhem and later redeems himself.As …(read more)
November 19, 1997: Jobs Honored Twice
Many see Steve Jobs's performance since his return to Apple as nothing less than miraculous. It is important to remember that he did plenty before …(read more)
October 1, 1995: BeBox introduced
Dual Processors, CD quality sound, advanced SCSI buses and host of multimedia enhancements made the hardware specs impressive. More impressive was the OS, which was …(read more)
September 21, 2005: Screw the nano
Ed Zander was once seriously considered for the Apple CEO job. It didn't happen but that didn't stop Mr. Zander's climb to the top. A …(read more)
September 20, 1995: PowerBook 5300 Recalled for the First Time
The PowerBook 5300 was a big product for Apple. The company had entered into a cross-promotional deal with the producers of Mission Impossible wherein the …(read more)
August 28, 1990: Licensing Revisited
Six years after the Mac was introduced and five years before Microsoft had grabbed the GUI gauntlet with Windows 95, an Apple Vice President came …(read more)
March 8, 1998: What’s in a Number? Several Million Dollars
When Gil Amelio was running the show at Apple, Mac clones were seen as something that would help Apple grow market share. When Steve Jobs …(read more)
