Apple Macintosh Turns 30

[wraggster]

30 years ago today, Apple debuted the Macintosh (http://www.apple.com/30-years/). Here are some reviews of the early Mac models, including theMacintosh (http://www.infoworld.com/mac-flashback-infoworlds-review-of-the-first-ever-apple-macintosh-3261984-234809) ('will be compared to other machines not only in terms of its features but also in the light of the lavish claims and promises made by Apple co-founder Steven Jobs'), the Mac SE (http://www.infoworld.com/mac-flashback-original-infoworld-review-of-the-macintosh-se-41387-234866) ('contains some radical changes, including room for a second internal drive and even a fan'), the Mac IIx (http://www.infoworld.com/mac-flashback-original-infoworld-review-of-the-macintosh-iix-2689-234871) ('a chorus of yawns'), and the Mac Portable (http://www.infoworld.com/mac-flashback-original-infoworld-review-of-the-mac-portable-102389-234874) ('you may develop a bad case of the wannas for this lovable [16-lb.] luggable'). Plus insights on the Macintosh II's prospects from Bill Gates (http://www.infoworld.com/t/desktop-macs/mac-flashback-bill-gates-the-business-impact-of-the-macintosh-321987-234883): 'If you look at a product like Mac Word III on that full-page display, it's pretty awesome. ... But the corporate buyer is never going to be a strong point for Apple.'"iFixit got their hands on a Mac 128K and did a teardown, evaluating the old hardware for repairability (http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Macintosh+128K+Teardown/21422). What will the Mac look like in another 30 years (http://slashdot.org/topic/bi/thirty-years-of-apples-mac/)?

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