[Year 12 IPM] History of the Apple

[Therese Keane]

The Museum of Victoria in conjunction with iMug
(http://www.imug.com.au/donations/museum-collection.html)is looking to
acquire donations of older Apple hardware, software and literature
related to the Mac. They want to set up an

exhibition of the history of the Apple. Given some of you out there are
die hard Apple fans from way back :-) - I thought I'd let you let you
know in case you had any Apple relics that you wanted to DONATE (they
won't pay

you). You can contact them via the iMug site (address provided) if
you're interested.

 

________________________________________

Therese Keane

 

Director of Information Technology

Kilvington Girls' Grammar

2 Leila Road

Ormond, Vic 3204 

 

Phone: +61 3 9578 6231

Fax:     +61 3 9578 3378

 

www.kilvington.vic.edu.au

 

 

 

 

Items Requested for Donation 

Stage in the development of the Apple Company

Date/period

Items Still Needed for Acquisition

Origins & Philosophy

1971

*	Phreak device 

Apple I Launched

1976

*	Apple I (or replica) 

Corporate Rise - Applications

1977 - 1983

*	Apple II software: word processing, spreadsheet, games 

Windows, Icons, Mouse and pull-down menus (WIMP)

1983 - 1984

*	Lisa I and representative software 
*	Macintosh 128k 
*	Software: MacWrite, MacPaint, MacDraw, games 
*	1984 Superbowl advert (video) 
*	Integrated packages (Microsoft Works) 
*	ImageWriter I 

Desktop Publishing New era in publishing & office & home technology

Networkable computing

1985-1986-

1989-1991

*	LaserWriter I incorporating built-in Postscript software, 
*	MacPlus (portable in carrybag) 
*	3.5" floppy,disk 
*	SCSI cable 
*	External floppy disk drive 
*	PageMaker software 
*	Typical database software 
*	Image-manipulating software 
*	Pixelworks (animation software) 
*	Mac SE30 (B&W) 

Digital Video, Portability

1991

*	QuickTime software 
*	Quadra 900 
*	Adobe Premiere 1 for editing 
*	Videospigot for converting analog video into digital 
*	PowerBook PB100 & trackball + keyboard placed back from front
edge 

Era of Reiteration - Apple loses its way

1991 -1998

*	Trade literature-selection yet to be detailed 

Return to Roots/to Core Business - Steve Jobs returns - The Digital Hub

Renewed emphasis on industrial design

1998 - 1999

*	iMac Bondi Blue + software 
*	USB Printer 
*	USB Scanner 
*	Quicktake digital camera 
*	Selected trade literature 
*	Blue and White Power Mac G3 
*	Appropriate documentation to illustrate individual design
changes 

MegaHertz War/Myth

1999

*	Suitable trade literature 

UNIX adopted 

2000

*	OSX 10.1 Cheetah 

Music for the Millions

2001 

*	iTunes software 
*	iPod 

Wireless connectivity

2001

*	Graphite Airport Base Station 

Overall

1971 - 2005

*	List of representative adverts, video and trade literature to
illustrate the vast range of models produced especially in the 1990s. 

 

 

 

 

 


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