The Macintosh Turns 25

Iria · Jan 24, 2009, 06:17 AM

January 24, 1984 was the day the Macintosh first went on sale. It was the first commercially successful personal computer to feature a mouse and a graphical user interface rather than a command line interface, and it promised to revolutionize personal computing.
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Source: Tech-Ex

Customgamer1 · Jan 24, 2009, 04:46 PM

wow only 5 years older than me.

Lowfat · Jan 24, 2009, 05:05 PM

Wierd. I was born in 1983, and when I was 5 years old our schools still used IIe's.

Customgamer1 · Jan 24, 2009, 08:01 PM

My school had these super old mac's and I was never a fan of them because they were just total junk and at that time we could not play games on them lol.

we had another computer for that with those big 5 1/2" disks (thinks that what they were lol).

Both were before we had the internet lol.

I guess you could say those were the "safest" computers ever haha.

Customgamer1 · Jan 24, 2009, 08:02 PM

This is what they looked like:

Zardon · Jan 24, 2009, 08:05 PM

i used them all, SE's, Pluses, you name it.

ive a few in my attic.....

ill show my age here, anyone remember one of these? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Apple-Macintos...1%7C240%3A1318

Customgamer1 · Jan 24, 2009, 08:18 PM

I am almost positive I have seen that before and may have even used that mouse before lol.

Just classic

Mac Daddy · Jan 24, 2009, 09:02 PM

I remember it well the year before I started college .. ahh the 68000 series I think I still have the programming cards packed away here

Jan 24, 2009, 06:17 AM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 75	The Macintosh Turns 25 January 24, 1984 was the day the Macintosh first went on sale. It was the first commercially successful personal computer to feature a mouse and a graphical user interface rather than a command line interface, and it promised to revolutionize personal computing. ____________ Source: Tech-Ex

Jan 24, 2009, 04:46 PM	#2
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Lowfat Xtreme F@H'er Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Grande Prairie, AB, Can Posts: 4,058 Rep Power: 68	Re: The Macintosh Turns 25 Wierd. I was born in 1983, and when I was 5 years old our schools still used IIe's. __________________ 1: i7 920 * E760 Classified * 6GB DDR3 * 9800GX2 * 8800GTS * ioXtreme * X25-M * Enermax 1050W Revo85+ * CM Stacker 832 * 2 x HDDVD + 1 BD 2: i7 920 * X58A-UD7 * 6GB DDR3 @ 687MHz * 9800GX2 * 8800GS * Antec 1000W * Silverstone FT01BW 3: Q8200 @ 3.2GHz * P5Q Pro* 4GB @ 914MHz * 9500GT * Auzen Prelude * 30GB Vertex * 11.5TB * Seasonic 420 M12-II * Silverstone LC17B * HDDVD/BD

Jan 24, 2009, 08:01 PM	#4
Customgamer1 Fell off the tech wagon Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 2,268 Rep Power: 58 System Specs	Re: The Macintosh Turns 25 My school had these super old mac's and I was never a fan of them because they were just total junk and at that time we could not play games on them lol. we had another computer for that with those big 5 1/2" disks (thinks that what they were lol). Both were before we had the internet lol. I guess you could say those were the "safest" computers ever haha. __________________ Asus Laptop: 2.5 Intel Core 2 Duo, 4gigs DDR 2, Windows 7 64bit! Windows 7 > OSX!

Jan 24, 2009, 08:02 PM	#5
Customgamer1 Fell off the tech wagon Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 2,268 Rep Power: 58 System Specs	Re: The Macintosh Turns 25 This is what they looked like: __________________ Asus Laptop: 2.5 Intel Core 2 Duo, 4gigs DDR 2, Windows 7 64bit! Windows 7 > OSX!

Jan 24, 2009, 08:05 PM	#6
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,481 Rep Power: 162	Re: The Macintosh Turns 25 i used them all, SE's, Pluses, you name it. ive a few in my attic..... ill show my age here, anyone remember one of these? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Apple-Macintos...1%7C240%3A1318 Last edited by Zardon; Jan 24, 2009 at 08:13 PM.

Jan 24, 2009, 08:18 PM	#7
Customgamer1 Fell off the tech wagon Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 2,268 Rep Power: 58 System Specs	Re: The Macintosh Turns 25 I am almost positive I have seen that before and may have even used that mouse before lol. Just classic __________________ Asus Laptop: 2.5 Intel Core 2 Duo, 4gigs DDR 2, Windows 7 64bit! Windows 7 > OSX!

Jan 24, 2009, 09:02 PM	#8
Mac Daddy DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 7,950 Rep Power: 65 System Specs	Re: The Macintosh Turns 25 I remember it well the year before I started college .. ahh the 68000 series I think I still have the programming cards packed away here __________________ "My mom said the only reason men are alive is for lawn care and vehicle maintenance." - Tim Allen

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