{"id":22578,"date":"2025-11-05T13:02:25","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T18:02:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/?page_id=22578"},"modified":"2026-06-19T14:50:34","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T18:50:34","slug":"vin127","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/vintage-computing\/item\/vin127\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple Macintosh (Original)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The Macintosh 128K holds a landmark place in computing history as the first mass-market personal computer to feature a graphical user interface, which revolutionised user interaction with computers by making them accessible beyond specialists to the general public. Its all-in-one design, memorable 9-inch monochrome display, and the iconic introduction of the Mac OS with its mouse-driven GUI exemplify a turning point in design philosophy and usability. Its claim to fame lies in popularising the concept of intuitive, user-friendly computing, influencing generations of subsequent computer interfaces, though it had modest commercial success initially due to its high price and limited memory by later standards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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