1. •EVOLUTION OF APPLE SERIES
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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
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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 4

5. 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
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6. 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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7. The Lisa
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8. 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
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9. Various other Apple efforts..
 In 1987 – 2001
 Macintosh (desktops)
 PowerBooks (laptops)
 Servers
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10. 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
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11. 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
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12. 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
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13. Laptop Evolution – Macbook Air
 Weight: 3 lbs
 2 GB memory
 120 GB hard drive
 $1799
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14. The iPhone Quick Facts
 An internet and
multimedia enabled
smartphone
 Marketed by Apple,
Inc.
 Released in the U.S on
Jun 29, 2007
 Invention of the Year
2007
 33.75 million sold

15. THREE GENERATIONS
The Original, the 3G, and the 3GS