- 1986
| - • Plus
(1/86-10/90), first SCSI Mac, introduced at $2,599, 8 MHz
68000.
- • Macintosh System 3.0
(Jan.) introduces disk cache and HFS, which allows nested
folders.
- • Macintosh System 3.1
(Feb.) is buggy.
- • Macintosh System 3.2
(June) fixes bugs in 3.1.
- • LaserWriter Plus
introduced at $6,798.
- • 512Ke
(4/86-8/86) introduced at $1,999.
- • Apple IIGS introduced
in September at $999.
- • Japanese and Arabic versions
of MacOS introduced.
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History: 1986
| - • Steve Jobs founds
NeXT.
- • SCSI standard accepted
by ANSI.
- • Compaq ships first
80386-based PC.
- • Microsoft goes
public.
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- 1987
| - • Macintosh System 3.3
(Jan.) prepares Mac OS for networking and
AppleShare.
- • Macintosh System 4.0
(March) has improved Chooser and Control
Panel.
- • March 17. One-millionth Mac
produced.
- • AppleShare file server
software introduced.
- • SE
(3/87-10/90) introduced at $2,898 with two 800KB floppy
drives, 8 MHz 68000.
- • II
(3/87-1/90), first 68020-based Mac , introduced at
$3,898 (1 MB RAM, 800KB floppy) and $5,498 (w/40 MB
internal hard drive), 16 MHz 68020, first Mac faster than
8 MHz.
- • Macintosh System 4.1
(April) supports Mac II, requires 1 MB RAM to
function.
- • April. creates an independent
software company known as Claris.
- • HyperCard introduced in
August.
- • Macintosh System 4.2
(Oct.), aka System Software 5.0, introduces
background printing, DA Handler, and
MultiFinder.
- • Macintosh System Software
5.1 (Nov.) updates HD SC setup and LaserWriter
drivers.
- More in Macintosh
History: 1987
| - • IBM and Microsoft release
OS/2.
- • August 11. Microsoft ships
Windows 1.01.
- • First fax boards for
PCs.
- • Sun introduces first
RISC CPU.
|
- 1988
| - • LaserWriter II series
introduced in January.
- • Apple ships A/UX (Apple
Unix) for Mac II in February.
- • Apple introduces CD-ROM player
in March.
- • IIx
(10/88-10/90), first 68030-based Mac, introduced
in September at $7,769, 16 MHz 68030.
- • FDHD (SuperDrive,
high-density floppy drive) introduced with IIx and
SE 2/40 configuration.
- • System 6.0
introduced.
- • Apple IIc+ introduced
in September at $1,099.
- More in Macintosh
History: 1988
| - • 30,000,000 MS-DOS
users.
- • January. Microsoft ships
Windows 2.03.
- • Virus infects 6,000
computers on internet.
- • October. First NeXT
released, the cube.
|
- 1989
| - • SE/30
(1/89-10/91) introduced in January at $4,369, 16 MHz
68030.
- • Two-page and portrait b&w
monitors introduced in March.
- • IIcx
(3/89-3/91) introduced at $5,369, 16 MHz
68030.
- • 32-bit QuickDraw introduced in
April.
- • SuperDrive made
standard in Macs in August.
- • IIci
(9/89-2/93), first 32-bit clean Mac, introduced, 25 MHz
68030.
- • Portable
(9/89-10/91), first portable Mac, introduced, 16 MHz
68000.
- More in Macintosh
History: 1989
| - •
Fifty-four
million personal computers in U.S.
- • Intel ships 80486
CPU.
- • September 18. NeXT introduces
NeXTSTEP OS.
|
- 1990
| - • Michael Spindler becomes Chief
Operating Officer in January, President in
November.
- • Apple extends warranty for
U.S. hardware to one year in March.
- • IIfx
(3/90-4/92) introduced, "wicked fast" 40 MHz
68030.
- • Classic
(10/90-9/92) introduced, last 8 MHz 68000
model.
- • IIsi
(10/90-3/93) introduced, 20 MHz 68030.
- • LC
(11/90-3/92) introduced, 16 MHz 68020.
- More in Macintosh
History: 1990
| - • May. Microsoft ships
Windows 3.0.
- • First PCs with 80486
CPU ship.
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