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The XX century is usually called the century of aviation and cosmonautics.
But the 70s of the last century can also be called the era of the formation of the modern IT industry.
And Apple played an important role here.
how it all started:
The history of Apple began thirty years ago, when two friends Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak decided to start their own company for the production and production of computers.
Officially, Apple was founded on April 1, 1976, and it was then that the hand – assembled Apple Computer I appeared on the market 175 pieces were assembled and sold for $ 666.66 in ten months.
In fact, the Apple I was a motherboard without a case, keyboard, sound and graphics.
In February 1977, Michael Scott became Apple's president.
A significant step forward was the release in April of the same year of the Apple Computer II – the first personal computer with color graphics.
There was support for displaying various colors on the screen, commands for working with sound were developed and, therefore, there was a built in speaker and keyboard, it was possible to quickly change the image on the display, there was a power supply, etc.
All this "stuffing" was packed in a specially designed molded plastic case, which very favorably distinguished the new Apple from other computers that had the appearance of clumsy boxes made of sheet metal.
At the same time, the logo now known to the whole world – a bitten multicolored apple – created by the advertising agency Regis McKenna appeared.
In May 1979, Apple employee Jeff Raskin began working on a new all in one computer that was aimed at the average user.
It is this period that can be called the beginning of the birth of the first Macintosh.
In 1983, Apple released Lisa – the first personal computer with a graphical user interface, named after Jobs ' daughter.
But due to the rather high price and a limited set of applications, this model has not been widely used.
Although from a commercial point of view, Lisa was a complete failure, nevertheless, its release was not in vain – the Lisa 7/7 operating system used here had a window interface, a buffer that allowed data to be transferred between applications, and much more.
Apple officially introduced its very first Macintosh on January 22, 1984 with the commercial "1984", based on the plot of the book by D. Orwell.
This clip was named the advertising clip of the decade, received the Grand Prix in Cannes and is still considered one of the most original in the history of advertising.
This event was a significant milestone in the history of personal computers.
With the advent of the Macintosh, people's perception of computers radically changed, and the foundations were laid that all computer companies began to use in the future.
In September of the same year, Apple begins selling Macintosh 512K computers at a price of $ 2495.
Years passed and, naturally, the computer industry also did not stand still.
During the entire time of improving Macintosh computers, their Mac OS (System) operating system also developed, that is, new features were expanded, its individual elements were changed and new technologies were introduced.
When Mac OS was first introduced in 1984, it was the perfection of modern programming for that time.
The system was developed from the very beginning with the expectation that any user who does not have the necessary qualifications, sitting down at the computer for the first time, could immediately start working on it in a few minutes, without delving into the technical parameters.
Operating systems for other platforms that appeared a few years later offered things like protected memory and multitasking, which ultimately gave a better user experience.
Apple did not embed these things in Mac OS because the microprocessors that were available during the development of Mac OS were not powerful enough.
But over time, Mac OS acquired additional functionality, and at the same time remained the easiest to learn and use.
Convenience and ease of operation in this system were one of the main goals of its creators, and the internal logic of interaction of individual parts of the operating system was primarily subordinated to these requirements.
When Apple faced the question of developing a new generation operating system, after weighing all the pros and cons, the company decided to use the developments of NeXT, which used operating systems under the general name UNIX, as the basis for the new Mac OS.
It was the OpenStep system (NeXTSTEP) that became the basis for building a new Mac OS.
The developers of the new Mac OS had to ensure a smooth transition from the old system to the new one so that users could still work with a large number of existing programs until more powerful and convenient ones were created.
This is how the new Mac OS X system appeared.
Interesting facts about Apple
Apple was founded on April 1 on April Fools ' Day.
The first Apple logo depicted Isaac Newton Apple Store on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan is considered one of the most frequently photographed attractions in the world.
Apple has more than 35,000 employees worldwide Apple was the first company to introduce a mouse and trackpad.Apple.com it is one of the top 50 visited websites in the world.
The longest lived first Apple computer, which went on sale for almost 11 years.
The average PC owner spends 50 hours a year troubleshooting problems.
The average Mac owner spends only 5 hours a year troubleshooting.
Teachers and students find Macs more than 44% more productive than PCs.
The first image shown on the Macintosh was the Disney character Scrooge McDuck.
The first Apple retail stores were opened in Virginia and California.
The fact that Steve Jobs named the Apple Lisa computer after his daughter is a well known fact, but few people know where the name “Macintosh " came from.
This name in honor of the favorite apple variety was given to the new computer by Apple employee Jef Raskin (Jef Raskin), while beautifully beating the fruit theme of the company.
The first color "soap dish" appeared in the United States in 1994 and was made by Apple.
On the Apple QuickTake 100, it was possible to take 8 photos, and it was connected to the Mac via a serial cable.
As a standard wallpaper in Mac OS X Lion, a processed photo with the Andromeda galaxy M31 from astrophotographer Robert Gendler is used.
Apple designers decided to edit the image to their taste.
They got rid of the entire galaxy M110 and removed several stars.
Apple has started working on the iPad, before the start of sales of the first iPhone.
The iPad, however, was released only three years after the iPhone.
Despite the fact that Steven Wozniak has not worked at Apple since 1987 — he is still on the staff there and even receives a salary.
When the Apple II computer (first introduced in 1977), with the most advanced GUI for that time, gained popularity, Steve was only 25 and he became one of the youngest millionaires of his time.90% of Apple employees have never met Steve Jobs.
Many interesting facts have surfaced during the lawsuits between Apple and Samsung, but the plans to create a car from Apple look the most shocking.
According to Autoblog, Apple's vice president of International Marketing appeared in court yesterday.
While most of the statements he made focused on smartphones and tablets, as well as on defining what intellectual property is, he casually mentioned one surprising fact.
Apple, apparently, considered very diverse projects before the company began to engage in the production of smartphones.
Among them are cameras and a car.
Schiller made these statements during his speech, in which he accused Samsung of copying and stealing the design developed by Apple in the process of creating its own smartphones by the Korean company.
Now Google is one of the tech giants involved in the automotive business, thanks to the company's autonomous car, but in what direction Apple would go in this industry, we can only guess.
Knowing Apple, the company could well have developed touch based car control.
However, at the time when this project still had a chance to be implemented, it was still too early for this.
But, thanks to the widespread use of the iPhone and iPad, as well as other Apple products, the company could give this project another chance.
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