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A cikin ɗaya daga cikin sassan da suka gabata na jerinmu da aka sadaukar don tarihin Apple, mun kalli kasuwancin 1984 da Apple ya yi amfani da shi don haɓaka Macintosh na farko. A yau, don canji, za mu mai da hankali kan ranar da aka saki Macintosh na farko a hukumance. Almara Macintosh 128K ya buge shaguna a ƙarshen Janairu 1984.

Kawo linzamin kwamfuta da ƙirar mai amfani da hoto ga jama'a, kuma abin alfaharin Super Bowl ya sanar, ƙarni na farko Mac cikin sauri ya zama ɗaya daga cikin mahimman kwamfutoci na sirri da aka taɓa fitarwa a lokacin. Asalin aikin Mac ya koma ƙarshen 70s kuma zuwa ga ainihin mahaliccin Macintosh, Jef Raskin. Sannan ya fito da ra’ayin juyin juya hali na samar da kwamfuta mai saukin amfani da kowa da kowa zai iya samu. A wancan lokacin, lokacin da kwamfutoci na sirri suka kasance wani ɓangare na kayan aikin yawancin gidaje har yanzu yana da nisa.

Saboda samuwa ne Raskin ya mayar da hankali kan farashin da bai kamata ya wuce dala 500 ba. Don dai kwatantawa, Apple II ya kashe dala 70 a shekarun 1298, har ma da wata kwamfuta mai sauƙi TRS-80 da ake sayar da ita a gidan rediyon Shack a lokacin, wanda ake ganin mai araha, ya kai $599 a lokacin. Amma Raskin ya gamsu cewa za a iya rage farashin kwamfuta mai inganci har ma da gaba. Amma daidai ne ingancin: rabon farashin inda Raskin ƙarshe ya ƙi yarda da Steve Jobs. Ayyuka daga ƙarshe ya ɗauki jagorancin ƙungiyar da ta dace, kuma bayan 'yan shekaru bayan tashi daga Apple, Raskin ya saki nasa kwamfutar da ta rayu daidai da ainihin ra'ayoyinsa. Koyaya, na'urar da ake kira Canon Cat ba ta tashi ba a ƙarshe, wanda ba za a iya faɗi game da Macintosh na farko ba.

Apple da farko ya shirya hakan za a sanya wa kwamfutar suna McIntosh. Ya kamata ya zama nuni ga nau'in apple da Raskin ya fi so. Duk da haka, Apple ya canza rubutun saboda sunan ya riga ya kasance na dakin gwaje-gwaje na McIntosh, wanda ya samar da kayan aikin sauti na ƙarshe. Ayyuka sun shawo kan McIntosh don ba da damar Apple ya yi amfani da bambancin sunan, tare da kamfanonin biyu sun amince da yarjejeniyar kuɗi. Koyaya, Apple har yanzu yana da sunan MAC a ajiye, wanda yake son amfani dashi idan yarjejeniyar da McIntosh Laboratory bai yi aiki ba. Ya kamata ya zama taƙaitaccen bayanin "Kwamfuta Mai Kunna Mouse", amma wasu sun yi barkwanci game da bambance-bambancen "Computer Acronym maras Ma'ana".

Macintosh ba ita ce kwamfutar farko ta kasuwar jama'a ta Apple ba (ita ce Apple II). Kuma ba ita ce kwamfuta ta farko daga taron bita na kamfanin Cupertino don amfani da windows, gumaka da alamar linzamin kwamfuta ba (a wannan yanayin yana riƙe da fifiko. Lisa). Amma tare da Macintosh, Apple ya yi nasarar haɗawa da sauƙi na amfani da fasaha, mai da hankali kan kerawa na sirri, da kuma imani cewa masu amfani sun cancanci wani abu mafi kyau fiye da ko žasa koren rubutu akan allon baki a lokacin. Macintosh na farko ya sayar da kyau sosai, amma magajinsa sun ma fi nasara. Ya zama tabbataccen bugawa bayan ƴan shekaru Mac SE/30, amma Macintosh 128K har yanzu ana tsinkayarsa a matsayin al'ada saboda fifikonsa.

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