37 years ago today, the original Macintosh was introduced by Steve Jobs. This was the historical moment that started the Mac lineup as we know it today.
On January 24, 1984, former Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduced the first Macintosh at Apple's annual shareholder's meeting in Cupertino, California, debuting the new computer equipped with a 9-inch black and white display, an 8MHz Motorola 68000 processor, 128KB of RAM, a 3.5-inch floppy drive, and a price tag of $2,495.
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Published to Apple Scoop on 25th January, 2021.
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