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The Macintosh turns 40 today.


Apple Computer showed the world that a personal computer could have a radical design with its graphical user interface, mouse and graphically based software.

gettySteve Jobs, dressed in a black double-breasted blazer and grey bow tie, stepped onto the auditorium stage at De Anza College in Cupertino on January 24, 1984 to introduce the Macintosh. At that time, the only personal computer we knew was the large, bulky IBM PC and its clones and sewing machine-sized portables like the original Compaq, Kaypro and others. And, thanks to a very persuasive John Warnock, the founder of Adobe Systems whose innovations in computer graphics, including the ubiquitous PDF, made today's visually rich digital experiences possible, it was integrated into the Laser Writer.

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