Apple Macintosh History
Discussions focus on the historical evolution of Apple's Macintosh computers, including early models from 1984, processor transitions from 68k to PowerPC to Intel around 2005, OS X adoption, and features like PC compatibility.
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They used to, with the original Macintosh.
Didn't the Mac have one in 1984?
Note the year. Apple had only recently switched to Intel.
That’s 22 years ago. Whole other era. Steve Jobs had just returned, so macs weren’t yet intel and they weren’t running OS X yet, using the NEXT architecture.In other words, you and OP may both be right. Three absolutely massive transitions at apple between your era and theirs: hardware, software and management quality.
Was the Mac popular among tech entrepreneurs before OS X?
Seems they new macs were a type of PC in the early days
Pre-iPod time? Apple ][, Mac, NeXT.
Remember when Apple switched from PowerPC to Intel?
Apple was using x86 10 years ago, so I would assume the former..
Or; Apple takes cue from own Macintosh IIsi from three decades ago?