- 1981
| - • First Apple layoff affects 40
employees.
- • Apple introduces
ProFile, 5 MB hard drive for Apple
III.
- •
Over 300,000
Apple II users.
- • Apple has over 2,500
employees.
| - • IBM PC introduced in
August with 4.77 MHz 8088 CPU and 16 KB RAM. (Floppy
drive and video card optional.)
- • MS-DOS
introduced.
- • Osborne introduces first
portable computer.
|
- 1982
| - • Apple stops flow of illegal
clones.
- • AppleCare
introduced.
| - • Intel introduces 80286
CPU.
- • Time magazine
calls 1982 "The Year of the Computer."
|
- 1983
| - • Lisa
introduced in January with 5 MHz 68000 CPU, 860k 5.25"
floppy, 12" b&w screen, detached keyboard, and mouse
for $9,995.
- • Apple IIe introduced in
January at $1,395.
- • John Sculley becomes Apple's
president and CEO in April.
- • Apple enters Fortune
500 at #411.
- •
One-millionth
Apple II produced.
- • Apple III+ introduced
in December at $2,995.
| - •
Ten million
personal computers in U.S.
- • Lotus 1-2-3 introduced,
quickly displaces VisiCalc as spreadsheet of
choice.
- • Microsoft Word
introduced.
|
- 1984
| - • Legendary 1984 ad
appears during SuperBowl.
- • 128K
(1/84-4/86) introduced at $2,495 with 128 KB RAM, 400 KB
floppy, built in monitor, 8 MHz 68000. (See
cover
of February 1984 Byte.)
- • Macintosh System 1.0
(Jan.).
- • Macintosh System 1.1
(May) introduces fonts and Font Mover.
- • Apple introduces 300 bps and
1200 bps modems.
- • Apple IIc introduced at
$1,295.
- • 512K
(8/84-4/86) introduced at $3,195 with 512 KB RAM, built
in monitor, 8 MHz 68000.
- • Lisa
2 introduced with 400k
3.5" floppy and 10 MB optional hard drive, 5 MHz
68000.
- •
2,000,000 Apple
IIs in existence.
- More in Macintosh
History: 1984
| - • 3.5" floppy drives
introduced.
- • IBM PC/AT uses 6 MHz
80286 CPU, 256 KB RAM, HD 1.2 MB floppy, 16-bit bus.
$4,000. Compare with features and price of Mac 128K and
512K to the left.
|
- 1985
| - • Lisa 2 w/10 MB hard drive
renamed Macintosh XL. All other Lisa models
discontinued.
- • Macintosh System 2.0
(April) introduces New Folder command and viewing by
small icon or as a list.
- • LaserWriter introduced
at $6,999.
- • Steve Wozniak leaves Apple in
February.
- • 1,200 employees dropped in
June reorganization.
- • Steve Jobs leaves Apple in
September, eventually starts NeXT.
- • 500,000 Macs in
use.
- More in Macintosh
History: 1985
| - • Microsoft ships
Windows.
- • Intel introduces 80386
CPU.
- • Aldus PageMaker
ships.
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