Happy Birthday to the much-beloved Macintosh computer that turned 25 yesterday!
When Steve Jobs introduced the Mac in 1984 at the Flint Center at De Anza College in Cupertino, the original Macintosh 128 cost $2495 with the following options:
- Imagewriter printer $595 ($495 if purchased with Macintosh)
- Numeric Keypad $129
- Modem 300 $225
- Modem 1200 $495
- Carrying Case $99
- 3 1/2-inch disk box (10 disks) $49
- MacWrite/MacPaint $195 (included free with each Macintosh during the introductory period)
- External Drive $495
The Macintosh 128 was my first personal computer and I have never used another brand of personal computer since – I upgraded first to a Macintosh 512; then a Mac SE; then a Performa, a PowerBook 1400, a Power Mac G3, a PowerBook G4, then to my current MacBook.
Happy Birthday Mac . . . and Get Well Soon Steve Jobs!
Happy 25th birthday to Macintosh (via NY Times)
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