Apple Macintosh

By rrusp1

  • Steve Jobs creates the first ever Macintosh

    Steve Jobs creates the first ever Macintosh
    Steve Jobs creates the first apple computer ever. It is broadcasted once on a station, but soon reaches popularity.

  • Combination of Mac and Laserwriter Printer

    Combination of Mac and Laserwriter Printer
    Macs allowed users to print out pages, preview, and design.

  • Apple takes advantage of Motorola

    Apple takes advantage of Motorola
    In 1987 Apple took advantage of the new Motorola technology and introduced the Macintosh II at $5500

  • Apple Sues Microsoft

    In 1988, Apple sued Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard on the grounds that they infringed Apple's copyrighted GUI

  • Steve Jobs orders an update on OS.

    When Steve Jobs returned to Apple in 1997 following the company's purchase of NeXT, he ordered that the OS that had been previewed as version 7.7 be branded Mac OS 8

  • Apple builds a new Mac PC

    Apple introduced its new iMac which, like the original 128K Mac, was an all-in-one computer.

  • Apple builds DXD players into their computers.

    Apple began shipping computers with CD-RW drives and emphasized the Mac's ability to play DVDs by including DVD-ROM and DVD-RAM drives as standard.