cas.
19yy: Works with Jeff Raskin.
1991: Apple releases the System 7.0 operating system for Macintosh.
1991: Major changes among PC dealers as ComputerLand acquires
Nynex's computer stores, CompuCom acquires Computer Factory, ValCom
and Inacomp merge, JWP buys Businessland and Intelligent Electronics
1991: Apple and IBM sign a historic deal--including two joint
ventures: Kaleida will develop multimedia products, Taligent will
develop object-oriented operating software.
1991: Apple rolls out its PowerBook notebook and Quadra Macintosh
1992: The core of Apple's lawsuit versus Microsoft Windows is
1993: The NeXT system is too costly for the educational
market. Most units were in fact purchased by DoD and ARPA contractors.
Next sells its hardware business to Canon and will concentrate
its effort on the Nextstep software business.
1993: Apple ships the
Newton MessagePad --its first
Personal Digital Assistant, a pet project of John Sculley.
A NEWTON is on display in the PDA section on the basement level.
Unfortunately, the unit suffered from being somewhat under-powered
(CPU wise), limited in expansion capability, and very expensive! But
most of all, it suffered from far too much advance marketing hype! The
handwriting recognition capabilities (the most hyped thing in the
advance marketing) were much more limited than had been implied, and
somewhat temperamental to boot! Later versions began to address these
shortcomings, but by then the damage was done. At one point the
'Newton' division was spun off from Apple Computer into a stand-alone
business in an attempt to make inroads into the market, only to later
be re-absorbed by Apple and then disbanded.
1994: John Sculley leaves Apple after 10 years at the helm. Joins and
leaves Spectrun after 6 months.
1993: Sun Microsystems licenses NextStep and makes a $10M investment
1994, February: The LC 575, a 68040-driven all-in-one computer introduced.
1994: Apple enters the on-line service market by announcing eWorld.
1994: Macintoshes using the PowerPC start shipping.
1994? : AT&T UNIX PC introduced.
(aka: AT&T 7300, AT&T 3B1)
AT&T's attempt to 'civilize' UNIX for the masses. (it failed)
Despite a very sleek design, a fairly friendly 'shell', and a decent
processor (a 68010), it was hobbled by a number of factors (CPU driven
bit-mapped display, insufficient expandability, cost) and quickly fell
out of the public's eye. In the same timeframe, other competitors
entered the market with similar UNIX based systems (Fortune Systems
being one notable example) with better performance, better multi-user
support, and lower costs.
The unit sold for nearly $10,000US at introduction, though the price
dropped quickly in an attempt to build a following, and a 'humpback'
version (which gained the '3B1' designation) was released to address
the expandability issue (allowed use of full height hard drives), but
a general lack of software and multiple missed dates for software
releases and other improvements quickly led to the units demise.
1995: Gil Amelio runs Apple.
1996: Steve Jobs rejoins Apple as interim CEO.
1996: Apple buys what is left of NeXT for $400M.
1997: Gil Amelio leaves Apple, publishes On the Firing Line:
My 500 Days at Apple in 1999.
1997, September: Steve Jobs is named interim CEO at Apple.
1997, November: Apple introduces the Macintosh G3, it is used by Pixar studios in
the making of Toy Story
May 1998: iMac, a new Macintosh Design introduced, shipped August 1998
1999 ?: Apple-Claris stops licensing its MacOS to other companies.
1999, summer: TNT movie "Pirates of Silicon Valley" released, Noah White plays Steve Jobs.
1999: MAC OS 9:0 (Sonata) is released.
1999, September:Macintosh ibook (G3 clamshell).
1999, August: High-end Macintoshes (G4) appear, with the PowerPC processor having a RISC architecture.
2001: OS X announced, based on UNIX and the NeXT software.
2001, October Apple introduces first iPod.
2003, April: Apple moves aggresively into the on-line music business,
with the I-tunes music service for the I-pod player.
2003, October: iTunes availble for Windows computers.
2006, 