Mac Tutorials - Herong's Tutorial Examples - v3.08, by Herong Yang
Macintosh - The First GUI Based Personal Computer
This section provides a quick introduction of the original Macintosh, the first commercial personal computer with GUI (Graphical User Interface) developed by Apple Inc. in 1984.
What Is Macintosh?, Macintosh was the first commercial personal computer developed by Apple Inc. in 1984 with a GUI (Graphical User Interface). Macintosh originally sold for $2,495.00 US.
Here is a picture of the Macintosh design team, George Crow, Joanna Hoffman, Burrell Smith, Andy Hertzfeld, Bill Atkinson and Jerry Mannock (Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/):
Main features of the original Macintosh:
- CPU - Motorola MC68000 at 8 MHz.
- RAM - 128K.
- Operating System - System Software (renamed to Mac OS in 1997).
- Display Monitor - Built-in 9 inch monitor with 512x342 dots.
- Storage - Floppy Drive: 3.5" with 400 KB.
Table of Contents
►Macintosh OS (Operating System) History
►Macintosh - The First GUI Based Personal Computer
System Software - The Original Mac OS Operating System
Macintosh Models and Release Years
System and Application Processes
Keychain Access - Password Manager
Keychain Access - Certificate Manager