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"\nThirty years ago today, on January 24, 1984, a young Steve Jobs came onstage and introduced a new computer that Apple had been building for years. It was called the Macintosh.\nYears later, Jobs would become famous for his ability to turn any product launch into a theatrical production, and this early reveal was no different. It incorporated elements you'd expect to see on a magic show: The Macintosh sits on a table onstage, concealed in an opaque carrying case. At the crucial moment, Jobs whips off the bag, to wild applause by the theater audience. And the event included the use of superlatives, of course, another staple at Apple events. The newly unveiled machine boots up, and one by one, letters spelling out \"MACINTOSH\" flash on the 9-inch screen. Then, in cursive: \"Insanely great!\"\nDespite the company's modern mystique, Apple hasn't always gotten its products right. The Apple III, the first computer untouched by its resident engineering whiz Steve Wozniak, was buggy and crashed frequently. The Apple Lisa, which debuted the user-friendly graphical user interface and mouse also seen in the Macintosh, ended up being slow and way too expensive for consumers. (It cost $10,000 in 1983.) But in 1984, Apple was finally right about the Mac. This time, it would change everything. Without it, we would not have program icons, Microsoft Office, iPhones or iPads, possibly even beautiful computer design. The original Macintosh met its aspiration, as Steve Jobs once opined, to put \"a dent in the universe.\"\nToday, Apple is paying homage to the Mac in a small corner of its website. There's a video showing the Mac's evolution and metamorphosis through three decades of computer models. You can also view an interactive timeline that looks back on the history of the machine, alongside stories told by artists, designers, and engineers who have had their lives impacted by the Mac. Finally, Apple has posted a poll for its users called \"Your First Mac,\" which lets you reminisce about the first Mac model you ever owned.\nIf that's not enough to satiate your Mac appetite, ABC News will be airing an interview with Apple CEO Tim Cook on World News with Diane Sawyer at 6:30 p.m. Eastern tonight. While we expect the show to honor the trajectory of the mighty machine over the first three decades of its existence, teasers indicate that ABC also looks to feature prominently the latest and greatest Apple computer released, the Mac Pro. \nWith decades of success now behind the company, that's Apple's promise to its users: It knows it's raised the bar for innovation, and we can—and should—expect that it will continue to do so for the foreseeable future."
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