Apple Launches the Macintosh: The Computer for the Rest of Us
Apple unveiled the Macintosh during Super Bowl XVIII, introducing a consumer computer that popularized the mouse and graphical user interface through its "1984" commercial. This launch shifted personal computing from command lines to visual interaction, setting the standard for modern software design.
January 22, 1984
42 years ago
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