Thirty years ago today, Steve Jobs presented the new Macintosh personal computer to a room of Apple investors. The machine has maintained its impact upon the world ever since, despite continually ...

On 24 January 1984, the Apple Macintosh 128K personal computer was unveiled to the world, but 40 years later it still has a loyal following of fans – and users. David Blatner still has ...

NPR's Mike Pesca talks to Ira Flatow, host of NPR's Talk of the Nation Science Friday, about the 20th anniversary of the Apple Macintosh, credited with sparking the personal computing revolution.

Mac at 40: User experience was the innovation that launched a technology revolution Apple's Macintosh wasn't the first personal computer to have a graphical user interface or employ the desktop ...

On January 24, 1984, the first "Mac" was released. It is considered the first commercially successful personal computer to use a mouse and a graphical user interface, which was modeled after a ...

Apple's vision was to challenge IBM and create a computer "by the people, for the people," aimed at simplifying technology for widespread use. Despite its advanced features, the Macintosh encountered ...

Today marks the 30 year anniversary of the Apple Macintosh personal computer, a tool that I have used almost every day of my professional life.

Nineteen eighty-four was not like 2014. When Steve Jobs launched the Macintosh, he had to generate excitement about a product -- a computer -- that was unfamiliar to most people, if not downright ...

For decades, it has essentially been a Mac vs. Windows world for personal computers. As of 2025, the Mac's market share worldwide is approximately 15% compared to 80% for Windows.

It’s one of several 1980s Drexel-branded Apple personal computers and components that Westphal owns. TechServ also inherited several ’80s Drexel-branded Apple computers, including the 1984 Macintosh ...

The 40-year-old original Apple Macintosh is a museum piece but a few enthusiastic fans still own and use the devices (Credit: Alamy) On 24 January 1984, the Apple Macintosh 128K personal computer ...