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| [title|Mac Desktop Repair] |
| [summary]Full repair guides for Apple desktop computers, including iMac repair, Mac Mini repair, and repair guides for awesome vintage Macs.[/summary] |
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| [info | device |
| |manufacturer = Apple |
| |introduced_date = 04/03/2010 |
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| == Background and Identification == |
| Apple released its first desktop computer with the Apple I in 1976. The device was designed and hand-built by Steve Wozniak out of a Palo Alto garage and sold at the suggestion of Steve Jobs. The device was designed to allow the user to connect a keyboard and to display the interface on a television set. However, the device had no case, and was sold as an exposed circuit board. The computer was sold for $666.66 and produced for a year before being discontinued for the production of the Apple II. The Apple II improved upon the design of the Apple I, with the circuit board being moved into a plastic case with an integrated keyboard. The Apple II had several iterations, with the last, the Apple IIe, being produced until 1993. The next major product released by Apple was the Lisa. It was one of the first computers with a Graphical User Interface (GUI) that was available to consumers, although it came at a high price. Although the device sold only 10,000 units over the two years it was available, it was influential in its inclusion of the GUI, which may have swayed the direction of personal computing away from the text based computers seen throughout the 70’s and early 80’s. The Macintosh In 1998, Apple released the first iMac, the G3, which was an all-in-one computer with a translucent plastic case that allowed the user to see an obstructed view of the components inside. This design would grow to become smaller and thinner throughout the years, with a transition to aluminum back cases and intel processors around 2005. iMacs of today look similar to monitors, with the computer built into the curved space behind the display. Also released around the 2000s were a series of tower desktop Macs in the Power Mac series, and a line of compact desktops with the Mac Mini. The Power Mac line has since been discontinued to make room for the Mac Pro, Apple’s latest “tower-ish” desktop models, while the Mini continues to be produced. == Additional Information == * [link|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macintosh|Wikipedia - Macintosh] * [link|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Macintosh_models|Wikipedia - Timeline of Macintosh Models] * [link|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Lisa|Wikipedia - Apple Lisa] * [link|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMac|Wikipedia - iMac] * [link|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Macintosh_models_by_case_type|Wikipedia - List of Macintosh Models by Case Type] * [link|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Wozniak|Wikipedia - Steve Wozniak] * [link|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Jobs|Wikipedia - Steve Jobs] |
| Apple released its first desktop computer with the Apple I in 1976. The device was designed and hand-built by Steve Wozniak out of a Palo Alto garage and sold at the suggestion of Steve Jobs. The device was designed to allow the user to connect a keyboard and to display the interface on a television set. However, the device had no case, and was sold as an exposed circuit board. The computer was sold for $666.66 and produced for a year before being discontinued for the production of the Apple II. The Apple II improved upon the design of the Apple I, with the circuit board being moved into a plastic case with an integrated keyboard. The Apple II had several iterations, with the last, the Apple IIe, being produced until 1993. The next major product released by Apple was the Lisa. It was one of the first computers with a Graphical User Interface (GUI) that was available to consumers, although it came at a high price. Although the device sold only 10,000 units over the two years it was available, it was influential in its inclusion of the GUI, which may have swayed the direction of personal computing away from the text based computers seen throughout the 70’s and early 80’s. The Macintosh In 1998, Apple released the first iMac, the G3, which was an all-in-one computer with a translucent plastic case that allowed the user to see an obstructed view of the components inside. This design would grow to become smaller and thinner throughout the years, with a transition to aluminum back cases and intel processors around 2005. iMacs of today look similar to monitors, with the computer built into the curved space behind the display. Also released around the 2000s were a series of tower desktop Macs in the Power Mac series, and a line of compact desktops with the Mac Mini. The Power Mac line has since been discontinued to make room for the Mac Pro, Apple’s latest “tower-ish” desktop models, while the Mini continues to be produced. == Additional Information == * [link|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macintosh|Wikipedia - Macintosh] * [link|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Macintosh_models|Wikipedia - Timeline of Macintosh Models] * [link|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Lisa|Wikipedia - Apple Lisa] * [link|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMac|Wikipedia - iMac] * [link|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Macintosh_models_by_case_type|Wikipedia - List of Macintosh Models by Case Type] * [link|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Wozniak|Wikipedia - Steve Wozniak] * [link|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Jobs|Wikipedia - Steve Jobs] |
