Happy Birthday Macintosh

[youtube OYecfV3ubP8 1984 Mac Launch Commercial]

To those who know us, our issues with Apple and the Macintosh have remained constant throughout the years. Last week, the original Apple Macintosh turned 25, and we felt it worthy of note.

Many years ago, we had an old Mac Performa, which demonstrated our issues with the early Macs. The CMOS battery failed…a seemingly easy problem. But the people at Apple expected us to send this in to them for servicing for an insane amount, whereas on a PC this is a five minute job and has been since early on.

Apple made a lot of good decisions since the early days. They rebuilt their revolutionary GUI on a UNIX base, allowing a vast library of open-source UNIX software to be ported to the Apple. On the hardware side, they embraced USB based peripherals and other innovations, meaning that one no longer had to get hardware made by Apple to support their Apple systems.

Playing with a more recent Mac, we can see the potential advantages, and it is certainly a viable alternative to Windows. However, we are still concerned about the closed manner in which Apple conducts business. Either way, the Mac has a lot of viable options to enjoy for users. So, to another 25 years, and new innovations.

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