http://www.applematters.com/history/ en chris@applematters.com Copyright 2008 2008-06-27T11:08:00-05:00 http://www.applematters.com/article/june-27-1983-apple-sells-millionth-apple-ii/ After Steve Wozniak completed the Apple I he immediately saw areas for improvement. His compulsion to improve the computer led directly to the Apple II. The problem was that the Apple II cost a lot more to produce than the Apple I. If the project were going to go anywhere… 2008-06-27T11:08:00-05:00 http://www.applematters.com/article/june-26-1996/ Steve Capps isn't a household name among Mac fans but it probably should be. In 1981 Steve started working at Apple and began his tenure by making large contributions to the Lisa project. That wasn't enough for Steve and he moved over to the Macintosh project in 1983.Since… 2008-06-27T08:08:00-05:00 http://www.applematters.com/article/june-25-1985/ If the Mac has ever had a bigger fanboy than Bill Gates it is unclear who it was. In the days before the release of the Mac, Microsoft had more people working on software for the Mac than Apple had employees. So it was both with an idea… 2008-06-27T06:07:00-05:00 http://www.applematters.com/article/june-24-1979-apple-introduces-first-apple-printer/ Computer printers had been around for a few years but most ran over a thousand dollars and thus were out of the reach of many users. Apple, realizing that there was a market for a lower cost printer, decided to rebadge a printer by another manufacturer (Trendcomm) and offer it… 2008-06-27T05:07:00-05:00 http://www.applematters.com/article/june-23-2003-apple-introduces-the-g5/ It was hailed as both the "fastest personal computer ever" and the "first 64 bit personal computer." Both claims were debatable but Mac users were glad to see a computer based on an advanced chip in Apple's arsenal.Apple chose to wrap the G5 in a huge brushed aluminum… 2008-06-23T10:11:00-05:00 http://www.applematters.com/article/june-22-1999-microsoft-not-a-monopoly-because-of-apple/ Every one hates a monopoly, well any monopoly except the iPod/iTunes store. Monopolistic companies know they are disliked and while they might like to tell everyone to bite off they can't, blatant power abusing monopolies are nominally illegal.Microsoft certainly fit the old a monopoly abusing their power, what… 2008-06-23T07:08:00-05:00 http://www.applematters.com/article/june-21-2000-apple-splits/ Riding the success of the iMac and the internet bubble Apple's stock was way up from the lows of the nineties. In fact, the stock price was in the low 's 100's when it came time to proceed with an announced stock split.Everyone who went to bed the… 2008-06-23T05:06:00-05:00 http://www.applematters.com/article/june-20-1997-20th-anniversary-mac-ships/ If you were to ask people to describe a slim desktop computer with integrated an integrated monitor and speakers they'd likely point you in the direction of the nearest iMac. The truth is that the iMac wasn't the first time Apple tried to make a super stylish LCD based desktop… 2008-06-20T11:05:00-05:00 http://www.applematters.com/article/june-19-2003-steve-wozniak-inducted-into-inventing-hall-of-fame/ The accolades Steve Wozniak deserves will never be matched by the accolades he actually receives. That doesn't mean he will be omitted from the history books like the inventor of the wheel or the first guy to build a fire, just that his influence is easily underestimated.One richly… 2008-06-19T10:39:01-05:00 http://www.applematters.com/article/june-18-1993-spindler-replaces-sculley/ When John Sculley ousted Steve Jobs, Apple tried to keep Steve around as Chairman of the Board. So it was somewhat ironic that when John Sculley was ousted, Apple tried to keep him around as Chairman of the Board. Sculley hated the powerless position as much as Jobs did in… 2008-06-19T07:39:00-05:00