Apple announced the Macintosh 41 years ago today, introducing the first widely successful personal computer with a graphical user interface. The Macintosh revolutionized personal computing by ...

The 40-year-old original Apple Macintosh is a museum piece but a few enthusiastic fans still own and use the devices (Credit: Alamy) On 24 January 1984, the Apple Macintosh 128K personal computer was ...

This article is part of a CNET special report on the 30th anniversary of the Macintosh, looking at the beginnings of Apple's landmark machine and its impact over the last three decades. The Macintosh ...

Nineteen eighty-four was not like 2014. When Steve Jobs launched the Macintosh, he had to generate excitement about a product—a computer—that was unfamiliar to most people, if not downright scary. His ...

“Hello, I’m Macintosh. It sure is great to get out of that bag. Unaccustomed as I am to public speaking, I’d like to share with you a maxim I thought of the first time I met an IBM mainframe: NEVER ...

In a world in which music videos can be shot on an iPhone, and more design is seemingly done on screen than off, the idea that computers can shape how artists and designers create things seems obvious ...

In a world of beige-colored boxes, this one stood out. Powered by a 32MHz Motorola 68030, the Macintosh TV was painted black and paired with a black keyboard and mouse. It was an all-in-one computer ...

This article is part of a CNET special report on the 30th anniversary of the Macintosh, looking at the beginnings of Apple's landmark machine and its impact over the last three decades. The date was ...

Come with me on an adventure across the decades, as we compare the 30-year old Apple Macintosh to its great-great-great-grandchild, the latest iMac. From the laptops on your desk to satellites in ...

This morning much of the tech world is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the original Macintosh computer. It was Jan. 24, 1984, when a young Steve Jobs -- sporting a goofy bow tie -- stepped onto a ...

Gift-giving season is right around the corner, and we know just the perfect gift for the Apple nut in your life. No, it’s not an iPhone case or a new iPad Air. It’s a $1,900 hand-painted pirate flag.