Tomorrow will mark the 25th anniversary of the birth of Apple’s first Macintosh computer, The Macintosh 128K. Created by the legendary Jef Raskin The Macintosh was the first commercially successful personal computer to feature the mouse and graphical user interface.
The first in a long line of Macintosh computers from Apple; Raskin’s machine had a black and white 9 inch screen, 128k ram, floppy drive, keyboard, and a single-button mouse. The name was derived from Raskin’s favorite type of apple the McIntosh, but the spelling had to be modified due to legal issues.
Most of you remember the famous Superbowl ad for the Macintosh and all it’s sledge hammer hurling glory. Directed by Ridley Scott, and costing Apple 1.5 million, it helped get the point across that the Macintosh would set a new standard for personal computers, and that it did!
Happy Birthday Macintosh! We have embedded this video in your honor!
Link to Mac ad on YouTube
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