The original Apple Macintosh, often referred to as the Macintosh 128K, was a revolutionary device because it brought the Graphical User Interface (GUI) and the mouse to the general public. Released in 1984, the Macintosh 128K was not the first computer with a GUI and a mouse, but it was the first to be priced within the realm of possibility for regular users. Despite its significance, the original incarnation of the machine did not sell well due to several design and technical limitations. In this episode we discuss the significance of the original Macintosh, its ethos, and its limitations.

Show Notes

• Episode 21: How have UIs Evolved?
• Episode 22: Why was the IBM PC a Big Deal?
• Episode 16: The Personal Computer Revolution
• Apple's 1984 Super Bowl Commercial to Launch the Mac via YouTube
• Xerox Alto via Wikipedia
• Apple Lisa via Wikipedia
• Macintosh 128K via Wikipedia

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