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  • Apple I computer

    Apple I computer
    Steve Wozniak presents the apple I computer and it costs $666.66. In total about 200 devices were sold.
  • Apple II computer

    Apple II computer
    Apple launches Apple II. It costs $1,295
  • Apple II+

    Apple I+ is launched and it costs $1,195
  • Apple Lisa

    Apple Lisa
    Apple Lisa the computer hits the market and it costs $9,995. As sales falter the price drops to $6,995 by the end of the year.
  • The Mac

    The Mac is launched for $2,495. The apple Lisa retails for $3,495
  • The apple IIc

    The apple IIc
    The apple IIc is introduced.
  • Apple Lisa is discontinued

    Apple Lisa is discontinued. Some models are converted and sold as the Mac XL
  • Mac II

    Apple builds the Mac II, it supports color displays. Apple launches the Mac SE with the classic all-in-one design
  • Macintosh Portable

    Macintosh Portable
    Macintosh Portable, this device weighs about 7 kilograms. (it did not sell well)
  • Apple retail store

    Apple opens its first retail store. With the PowerBook G4, Apple introduces metal cases for its high-end notebooks. Initially, Apple uses titanium, later aluminum from 2003. Mac OS X is released. Jobs introduces the first iPod
  • Mac Notebook

    Apple draws conclusions from the portable debacle and launches the much lighter and more compact PowerBook 100, the first true Mac Notebook
  • Apple Newton PDA

    Apple Newton PDA The futuristic device proves to be little success in business because important features such as handwriting recognition work only moderately.
  • DOS Compatible Mac

    The first “DOS-compatible” Mac, the Quadra 610, is introduced. It contains a second motherboard and other components to run DOS and early Windows versions in parallel to the Mac OS. This is followed by a handful of Macs that are also “DOS compatible”.
  • Power Mac G3 & Anniversary Mac

    Apple introduces the Power Mac G3. It is the first Mac with the PowerPC G3 processor. To mark the 20th anniversary of apples founding, the anniversary Mac is released it costs $7,500. Apples releases Mac OS 8
  • iMac

    The Apple Newton product is gone and the first Mac with USB and SCSI port
  • Power Mac G3 blue & white and iBook

    Power Mac G3 blue & white and iBook
    The power Mac G3 blue & white. The first iBook picks up the colorful design of the iMac and is designed to strengthen apples position in the market. iMovie convenient to edit home videos. Later came iDVD for semi-professional VD productions.
  • Apple Air 2

    Apple introduces an improved iPad generation. The new devices got the fingerprint sensor known from the iPhone and faster chips. The larger Apple Air 2 model was also made 18 percent thinner. It is the thinnest tablet on the market
  • Power Mac G4

    Power Mac G4
    The Power Mac G4 Cube is introduced. It surprises with an unusual cube design and manages as a desktop computer completely without a fan. Apple releases the first beta version of Mac OS X. It’s the first time that Apple makes such a pre-release product available to the public.
  • eMac

    The eMac is introduced. Originally designed for the education market, this all-in-one Mac is later offered in other markets and is the last Mac to be sold with a CRT display. With the 17-inch PowerBook G4, Apple becomes the first manufacturer to offer a notebook with such a large screen.
  • Mac mini

    Apple launches the Mac mini, an extremely compact desktop computer. It is similar in concept to the G4 Cube, even smaller but much less expensive.
  • iMac & MacBook Pro

    iMac & MacBook Pro
    The first Intel Macs available are the iMac and MacBook Pro. Apple completes the transition to Intel’s new processor platform in all product lines by the end of the year.
  • MacBook Air

    The MacBook Air is the lightest and thinnest Mac notebook Apple has ever produced. Apple launches a new generation of MacBooks with a case machined from a block of aluminum.
  • MacBook Pro

    Apple presents a new generation of MacBook Pro. In the notebook, the row of function keys is replaced by a narrow touchscreen bar. Various buttons and controls are displayed there that match the current application.