Religion and Ethics Forum

General Category => Science and Technology => Topic started by: Nearly Sane on January 23, 2024, 08:57:00 PM

Title: The Apple Macintosh was first released 40 years ago:
Post by: Nearly Sane on January 23, 2024, 08:57:00 PM
Seems incredibly long ago now. I remember using my first one, not owned, to design political leaflets at university.


https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240123-the-apple-macintosh-was-first-released-40-years-ago-these-people-are-still-using-the-aging-computers
Title: Re: The Apple Macintosh was first released 40 years ago:
Post by: splashscuba on January 25, 2024, 10:48:05 PM
I used a Commodore CBM 3032 at uni

https://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/1774/Commodore-PET-3032/ (https://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/1774/Commodore-PET-3032/)
Title: Re: The Apple Macintosh was first released 40 years ago:
Post by: jeremyp on January 26, 2024, 10:16:02 AM
Quote from: splashscuba on January 25, 2024, 10:48:05 PM
I used a Commodore CBM 3032 at uni

https://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/1774/Commodore-PET-3032/ (https://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/1774/Commodore-PET-3032/)

That significantly predates the Mac - well, by five years but things moved fast in those days. My parents still have one of those at home. It hasn't been switched on in decades.
Title: Re: The Apple Macintosh was first released 40 years ago:
Post by: splashscuba on January 26, 2024, 02:00:04 PM
Quote from: jeremyp on January 26, 2024, 10:16:02 AM
That significantly predates the Mac - well, by five years but things moved fast in those days. My parents still have one of those at home. It hasn't been switched on in decades.
Showing my age. I coded my first program on it in 1980. Its how I ended up in the IT industry instead of being an electrical engineer.
Title: Re: The Apple Macintosh was first released 40 years ago:
Post by: jeremyp on January 27, 2024, 11:11:24 AM
Quote from: splashscuba on January 26, 2024, 02:00:04 PM
Showing my age. I coded my first program on it in 1980. Its how I ended up in the IT industry instead of being an electrical engineer.
My parents bought ours in 1980 and I also learned to program on it. Actually, it was a 3016 when they bought it because "16k is plenty" according to my Dad. They later upgraded it to 32k.
Title: Re: The Apple Macintosh was first released 40 years ago:
Post by: Steve H on January 31, 2024, 11:40:23 AM
Apple macintosh.