August 15, 1998: Original iMac goes on Sale
by Chris Seibold on Aug 15, 2008
It might seem odd in the current atmosphere of the ultra secretive Apple but before the original iMac went on sale it had been known about for months.The months after the iMac announcement and actual …(read more)
THIS DAY IN HISTORY
August 13, 2002: Jaguar Released
Jaguar was the third or fourth iteration of Mac OS X the public was privy to, depending on whether or not you count the beta …(read more)
April 12, 1976: Ron Wayne, Apple’s Third Founder, Quits
When people first learn that Ron Wayne voluntarily renounced his ten percent stake of Apple Computer less than two weeks after officially acquiring said ownership …(read more)
August 11, 1955: Steve Wozniak Born
Steve Jobs had the marketing savvy but Steve Wozniak had the technical skills. Interested in technology at an early age Woz, as Steve Wozniak is …(read more)
August 10, 2004: iTunes hits Million Song Catalogue Mark
When Apple first released iTunes at the 2001 MacWorld San Francisco people saw the program as both a useful addition to the Mac software library …(read more)
August 9, 1987: HyperCard Released
Apple has overlooked a lot of potential hits over the years but one of the biggest mistakes was HyperCard. It was a new way of …(read more)
August 7, 1997: Bill Gates Appears at MacWorld
Gather a herd of Mac lovers in a centralized location, get Steve Jobs to do the keynote and you have a recipe for a lot …(read more)
August 6, 1997: Apple Board Shakeup
Looking at the list of Apple Presidents over the years, you'll note quite a bit of change. Starting with Michael Scott the position then went …(read more)
August 5, 1997: The Return of ChiatDay
When Steve Jobs was ousted from Apple, Chiat\Day soon followed. Obviously, feeling the move was a mistake Steve took out an ad saying that Apple …(read more)
August 4, 1997: Think Different Campaign Revealed
What do John Lennon, Picasso, Albert Einstein, Muhammad Ali and Ted Turner all have in common? They were all featured as people who, ungrammatically, "Thought …(read more)
August 3, 1993: Newton Debuts
Apple was counting on the Newton to replace the Mac as the company's primary source of income. Then President John Sculley had thrown all his …(read more)
August 2, 2005: Mighty Mouse Released
The debate about the one button mouse raged for years. Proponents claimed that the one button mouse was easier for novices to use and cited …(read more)
August 1, 1997: The Definitive Boston MacWorld
At one time MacWorld Boston was the summer edition of MacWorld. New product introductions, vendor booths, the whole Apple MacWorld feel but on the East …(read more)
