January 23, 2004
Happy Twentieth Birthday!
Believe or not, it was twenty years ago (1/24/1984) that Apple introduced the very first Mac. Obviously a lot has changed over the years, but there are a few things that still remain the same. Steve Jobs are once again leading the charge, and Apple has been innovating on multimedia fronts (iPod, iTunes, etc.).
I do remember my first experience with a Mac in 1984. One of my friends purchased the Mac right after it came out, and I had a chance to play with it. The key word here is "play." Even though it was grossly underpowered in today's standard (I think it only had 128K or 512K--I don't remember which but I do remember my friend upgrading his memory to 1MB sometime later). Regardless, it was so much fun using the Mac that I didn't want to part with it. I'm visually oriented, and the Mac was something I could simply figure out intuitively. Unfortunately, my career changed soon after that and I got stuck with using the "ugly" and "unsophiticated" IBM PC. Now I'm so locked into the PC platform, even if I want to change the platform, I can't really afford to do it.
However, I think I can still wish you a Happy Birthday, and I sincerely hope that you will be around for a long time to come . . .
Posted by Ken | PermalinkYeah, I remember going over to my friend's house and seeing his new Macintosh in 1984. I remember thinking how teeny the screen was, but it looked great. Compared to my Apple IIe, which we had hooked up to a small TV for color gaming (who could afford a color monitor back then?!), it was a totally different experience. And what's this mouse thing?!
Posted by Craig at January 24, 2004 11:09 AMMy first genuine computer was Apple IIc (came with a small monochrome monitor). I loved the machine and I spent a considerable time programming (something I don't do any more). Nostalgic, isn't it?
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