Apple Mac History (Today in Mac History) @ EveryMac.com

Apple Mac History (Today in Mac History)

Each month on social media, EveryMac.com is sharing a handful of "Today in Mac History" mentions in addition to notice of new Q&As and site updates. These spotlight selected Macs from 1984 to present on their day of release. If you use social media, be sure to follow along on Facebook and Twitter for this fun feature.

For all Macs and Mac clones introduced in a particular year -- notable or otherwise -- the By Year listing may be of interest and the Ultimate Mac Timeline may be of interest as well. iPod, iPhone and iPad devices also have their own By Year listing and a corresponding Ultimate iTimeline, too.

For your convenience, an archive of notable Mac introductions that have been mentioned on social media this year follow for your perusal. To be notified of new additions in real-time, join EveryMac.com on Facebook and Twitter.

January

January 7, 2003: The still loved 12" PowerBook G4.
January 9, 2007: The original iPhone. Can you believe it's been five years?
January 11, 2005: The original Mac mini.
January 19, 1989: The Macintosh SE/30, often considered the best Mac ever.
January 24, 1984: The original Macintosh.

February

February 10, 1993: The still cherished Color Classic.
February 11, 1991: The backlit-version of the "luggable" Mac Portable.
February 16, 2000: The still loved (and expandable) "Pismo" PowerBook G3.
February 22, 1997: Vertegri unveiled the only attempt at a 604e-powered Mac clone portable.
February 28, 2006: The first Intel-powered Mac mini models.

March

March 2, 1987: The "Open Mac" Macintosh II. Hard to believe it's been 25 years!
March 7, 1997: Exactly 15 years ago, the translucent, kid friendly eMate.
March 20, 1997: Precisely 15 years ago, the one-of-a-kind 20th Anniversary Mac.
March 21, 2002: Exactly a decade ago, the first Windows compatible iPod.
March 27, 1995: Radius introduced the System 100, beginning the official Mac clone era.

April

April 7, 1998: The Japan-exclusive PowerBook 2400c/240 subnotebook.
April 14, 1986: The Macintosh 512ke, which packs an 800k disk drive.
April 17, 1995: PowerComputing shipped their first line of "Power" clones.
April 24, 2006: The first monster 17" MacBook Pro.
April 29, 2002: Exactly ten years ago, the then education-only eMac.

May

May 1, 1995: Pioneer (yes, that Pioneer) introduced their first Mac clone, the MPC-GX1.
May 6, 1998: The original iMac using a then unique translucent case.

Additional dates will be added all year long. Interested in being notified of major dates in Mac history in real-time? Join EveryMac.com on Facebook and Twitter.

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