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(Selected) History of Apple Inc:

1 (Selected) History of Apple Inc

Best Known Products:

2 Best Known Products Hardware line: Macintosh line of personal computers iPod portable media players iPhone Software products: Mac OS X operating system iTunes media browser iLife – iMovie, iTunes, iPhoto Final Cut Studio – video editing

The start… :

3 The start… 1975 – Steve Wozniak was working for Hewlett Packard (calculator manufacturers) by day and was a computer hobbyist by night. He realized that the prices of some computer parts had gotten so low he could buy them himself. Decided to work with fellow hobbyist Steve Jobs to build their own computer On 4/1/1976 – released the Apple I (for $666) and started Apple Computers. Had 8 KB of RAM.

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4 Apple I – did not have a case – the user was required to build a box for its components. (picture from Smithsonian) Apr 1,1976

As we progress thru.. :

5 As we progress thru.. ..note trends in memory and price..

Quick Math Deviation… :

6 Quick Math Deviation… 1 kilobyte = 1000 bytes 1 megabyte = 1 million bytes 1 gigabyte = 1 billion bytes Windows XP requires min 64 MB mem REALBasic requires min 512 MB mem Photoshop requires min 512 MB mem Vista requires min 512 MB mem

Apple II :

7 Apple II In 1977, Apple II was released for $1298 Had color graphics – a first for a personal computer Originally used an audio cassette drive for storage but later it was replaced by a floppy disk drive Had 64 KB of memory Supported the BASIC program

Other early endeavors :

8 Other early endeavors Apple III Released May 1980 Had 128K of RAM Designed for businesses – expensive!! > $4300!!! Had lots of problems – didn’t do well.. Apple Lisa Released in 1983 Became the first personal computer sold to the public with a GUI. Aimed at large businesses Commercial failure due to high price tag (almost $10,000) and limited software it could run

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9 The Lisa

The intro of the Macintosh:

10 The intro of the Macintosh Apple introduced the Macintosh in 1984 Sales not initially as strong as desired Changed with the intro of LaserWriter – first reasonably priced laser printer PageMaker – early desktop publishing package (These capitalized on its advanced graphics capabilities) 128 KB memory Sold for $2495 Historical note: When the Mac was released, the company bought all 39 pages of advertisement space in the Nov/Dec version of Newsweek magazine!

Early endeavors (con’t) :

11 Early endeavors (con’t) Sustained growth of Apple during these early years was partly due to the education sector -- Many schools introduced the concept of programming by using the LOGO programming language on the Apple II

Early Years -- Computer Comparison :

12 Early Years -- Computer Comparison Product Cost Storage RAM Year Apple I $666 --- 8 KB 1976 Apple II $1298 Floppy 64 KB 1977 Apple III $4300 (for business) Floppy 128 KB 1980 Apple Lisa $10,000 (for business) Floppy 1 MB (1000 KB) 1983 Macintosh $2495 Floppy 128 KB 1984 Recall: Win XP requires min 64 MB mem REALBasic requires min 512 MB mem

Early endeavors (con’t) :

13 Early endeavors (con’t) Macintosh Plus Released in 1986 4 MB of memory $2600

Macintosh Portable:

14 Macintosh Portable Apple’s first attempt at a “portable” computer Released in 1989 8 MB RAM 40 MB Hard drive ** Clunky, slow Weight: 15.8 lbs !!!!! $6500

More portable efforts.. :

15 More portable efforts.. PowerBook 100 Released in 1991 40 MB hard drive 8 MB RAM $2500

Various other Apple efforts.. :

16 Various other Apple efforts.. In 1987 – 2001 Macintosh (desktops) PowerBooks (laptops) Servers

Other Major Apple Milestones.. :

17 Other Major Apple Milestones.. 1997 – Steve Jobs announced that Apple would join Microsoft to release new versions of Microsoft Office for the Mac 1997 – Apple introduced the Apple Store

Other Major Apple Milestones.. :

18 Other Major Apple Milestones.. 1998 – Introduced a new all-in-one computer – the iMac 2001 – Mac OS X was released (a huge operating system overhaul like Windows XP compared to Windows 95 and Windows 98) 2001 – first Apple retail store available 2001 – iPod introduced 2003 – iTunes Store introduced 2007 – iPhone introduced

Desktop Evolution -The iMac:

19 Desktop Evolution -The iMac Released in 1998 All in one computer Designed with the internet in mind $1299 2 USB ports 4 GB hard drive 256 MB RAM

Desktop Evolution - The eMac:

20 Desktop Evolution - The eMac Released in 2002 Originally available only for educational markets $1300 (Note: We used to have these in H210 just a few years ago)

Desktop Evolution - iMac G5 :

21 Desktop Evolution - iMac G5 Released 2004 RAM – 2 GB 160 GB hard drive $1499

Desktop Evolution -The Mac-mini:

22 Desktop Evolution -The Mac-mini Released in 2005 First real foray into the low-end consumer market, Apple's first monitor-less consumer Mac in more than six years. just two inches tall and 6.5 inches wide and deep. The basic idea of the mini was: let current PC owners spend $500 to replace their PC, while continuing to use their existing monitor and USB peripherals. Note: Currently in use in H210!!

Desktop Evolution - iMac:

23 Desktop Evolution - iMac Released in 2007 RAM: 4 GB 320 GB hard drive Includes a new thin aluminum keyboard $1799 Here in H209: 2006 version (all white) – student machines 2007 version – teacher machine

Laptop Evolution – Macbook Air:

24 Laptop Evolution – Macbook Air Weight: 3 lbs 2 GB memory 120 GB hard drive $1799

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25 Product Cost Storage RAM Year Macintosh $2495 Floppy 128 KB 1984 Mac Plus $2600 Floppy 4 MB 1986 iMac $1799 320 GB 4GB 2007 Mac Portable (laptop) $6500 40MB hd 8 MB 1989 Powerbook 100 (laptop) $2500 40MB hd 8 MB 1991 Macbook Air (laptop) $1799 120GB hd 2GB 2008 An Additional Computer Comparison

Evolution of OS’s…:

26 Evolution of OS’s… Mac System 1,2,3,4 (1984-1987) Distinguishable from other OSs from that era in that they used entirely graphical user interfaces Could only run one application at a time Mac System 5, 6, 7 (1987 – mid 1990’s) Could now run multiple applications Mac OS 8 (8.0 – 8.6) (1997) – better file management Mac OS 9 (9.0 – 9.2.2) (1999) – improved support for wireless Mac OS X (1999 – today) – UNIX based OS 10.0 – Cheetah (‘01) 10.1 – Puma (‘02) 10.2 – Jaguar (’03) 10.3 – Panther (’04) 10.4 – Tiger (’05) 10.5 – Leopard (’08) 10.6 – Snow Leopard (’09)