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The Newton was an innovative, but somewhat ill fated device that aimed to revolutionise computing by offering mobile technology and enabling more natural interaction via handwriting recognition. It was the brainchild of Apple's then-CEO John Sculley, who was also responsible for coining the name Personal Digital Assistant for this new style of device. Eight versions of the Newton were released between 1993 and 1997, with the MessagePad 2100 being the final Newton device to emerge from Apple before the range was discontinued in 1998. Devices running the Newton OS were also released by other manufacturers, including Motorola and Sharp.
Apple, 1997
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The Europlus was the European release of the original Apple II, released in the US a year earlier. Designed by Apple co-founder Steve 'Woz' Wozniak, the system was a seminal product in the history of personal computing. Using a 1MHz 6502 CPU, shipping with 4K of RAM (expandable to 48K) and incl... (read more)Apple, 1978
Where the Apple II was inextricably linked to Steve Wozniak, the driving force behind the Macintosh was Apple's other co-founder, Steve Jobs. Launched as 'the computer for the rest of us', the GUI-based Mac was a marked contrast to the already dominant IBM PC standard. The SE model shown here r... (read more)Apple, 1987
Based upon the PowerPC G4 processor, this version of the iMac was visually distinctive through its use of the flexible arm that held the screen, enabling it to be positioned rather like an anglepoise lamp. Notably, the machine was not actually sold as the iMac G4; it was simply known as the iMac... (read more)Apple, 2002
The PowerBook range offered users the Mac experience on the move, and was available from 1989 through to 1998 (with over 30 models being released during this period). The 145B was a relatively early model and was powered by a Motorola 68030 processor running at 25MHz, with 4MB of RAM, an 80MB ha... (read more)Apple, 1993
One of the later members in the Macintosh II family, which had notably seen the arrival of colour graphics and the departure from the integrated system unit and screen of the original Mac. The IIsi was powered by a Motorola 68030 running at 20MHz, and shipped with IMB of memory and either a 40 o... (read more)Apple, 1990
The first computer in the iMac range, marking a dramatic change in direction of the Macintosh product line following Steve Jobs return to the company in 1997. The system used a PowerPC G3 chip, with the original model running at 233MHz and shipping with 32MB RAM. One of the obvious distinguishi... (read more)Apple, 1998
Apple II Reference Manual published January 1978. 151 pages. (read more)Apple, 1978
The first computer in the iMac range, marking a dramatic change in direction of the Macintosh product line following Steve Jobs return to the company in 1997. The system used a PowerPC G3 chip, with the original model running at 233MHz and shipping with 32MB RAM. One of the obvious distinguishi... (read more)Apple, 1998
Published by Addison-Wesley Publishing Company. ISBN: 0-201-6342-X (read more)Apple, 1994