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Three Steve Jobs Sentences Saved Apple's 1984 Macintosh Launch And Established The 'Reality Distortion Field'
Wednesday, February 7, 2024 - 9:52am | 585Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) iconic Macintosh just celebrated its 40th anniversary with an iconic "1984" Super Bowl ad. While these are both extremely well known, what's relatively less known is what happened in the run-up to the launch. Macintosh had a huge impact on the personal computing industry...
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If You Invested $1000 In Apple When Macintosh Was Introduced 40 Years Ago, Here's How Much You'd Have Today
Wednesday, January 24, 2024 - 10:44am | 1226The iconic Macintosh has turned 40. Launched on Jan. 24, 1984, the Mac would set the tone for Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) future and change the much-wider personal computing industry forever. The Macintosh was not Apple's first personal computer; it was the fourth computer launched by the Steve Jobs-...
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Award-Winning Designer Reveals How Steve Jobs Channeled The Beatles' Energy In Designing The Macintosh
Sunday, October 8, 2023 - 9:38pm | 535The iconic Apple Macintosh was designed to imbibe the early dynamism of The Beatles, as envisioned by the co-founder of the tech giant, Steve Jobs, revealed award-winning designer Clement Mok. What Happened: At the National Design Awards held at the Smithsonian Design Museum in Manhattan, Mok, a...
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Steve Jobs, Sabotage And The Eerie Fate Of Apple's Buried Lisa Computers
Wednesday, May 31, 2023 - 8:21am | 527A new captivating documentary explores the intriguing fate of Apple Inc‘s (NASDAQ:AAPL) Lisa computers, shedding light on the circumstances that led to the burial of thousands of unsold units in Logan, Utah. And Steve Jobs‘ possible hand in what is arguably the company...
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Steve Jobs Unveiled 1st Apple Mac Nearly Four Decades Ago — Would You Still Find It Cool?
Wednesday, January 25, 2023 - 6:38am | 390Former Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) CEO Steve Jobs created history 39 years ago on this day when he launched the first-ever Macintosh at $2,495 — a steal at the time. What Happened: The Macintosh project was started by Jef Raskin in the late 1970s. On Jan. 24, 1984, Apple unveiled the first-ever...
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If You Invested $1,000 When Apple Aired Its 1984 Super Bowl Ad, Here's How Much You'd Have Now
Monday, February 21, 2022 - 9:57am | 514Super Bowl LVI featured commercials that cost advertisers $6.5 million for a 30-second spot. Some of those ads will be remembered for years, while others will be easily forgotten. Here’s a look at one of the most famous commercials of all-time and the potential massive fortune...
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This Day In Market History: Jobs And Wozniak Incorporate Apple Computer Corp
Monday, January 3, 2022 - 10:03am | 317Each day, Benzinga takes a look back at a notable market-related moment that happened on this date. What Happened? On Jan. 3, 1977, Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak incorporated Apple Computer Corp. Where Was The Market? The S&P 500 was trading at around 107.0 and the Dow Jones Industrial...
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Here's How Much A Steve Jobs Autographed Apple II Manual Just Sold For
Saturday, August 21, 2021 - 5:27pm | 619Since his passing in 2011, Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) memorabilia featuring Steve Jobs has risen significantly in value. An auction ending Thursday night featured several Jobs related items that fetched some impressive valuations. What Happened: An Apple II manual from 1980 signed by Jobs was sold...
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How To Own A Sealed 2001 Apple iPod (And How Much Is It Worth?)
Friday, July 9, 2021 - 8:00am | 499Over 400 million iPods have been sold by Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) since being released in December 2001. The first batch came with high demand and sold out across the nation. There likely aren't a lot of sealed versions of this first Apple iPod, but one could be owned by many people thanks to...