Macintosh Launches: Revolutionizing Computing with a Mouse
Apple unveiled the Macintosh during Super Bowl XVIII, introducing a consumer computer that popularized the mouse and graphical user interface through its "1984" commercial. This launch shifted personal computing from command lines to visual interaction, setting the standard for modern software design.
January 24, 1984
42 years ago
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