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- The Macintosh was a family of personal computers produced by Apple between 1984 and 1998. The Macintosh's "design elegance, technological innovations, and delightful user experience' was integral in Apple becoming one of the world's most valuable brands. The original Macintosh was the first successful mass-market all-in-one desktop personal computer with a graphical user interface, built-in screen, and mouse. Apple sold it alongside its popular Apple II series until the others were discontinued in the 1990s. Early Macintosh models were relatively expensive, hindering competitiveness in a market dominated by the cheaper or more widely-compatible competitors, such as Commodore 64 or IBM PC and its clones. Macintoshes were successful in education and desktop publishing, making Apple the second-largest PC manufacturer in the 1980s. The Macintosh operating system (called "Macintosh System", then "Mac OS") was one of the major reasons for people to buy a Macintosh, due to its wide range of graphics, video editing, and desktop publishing programs. Competition from cheaper PCs contributed to the Macintosh's decline. In 1999, Apple simplified its product lineup down to four products: the Power Mac G3, iMac G3, PowerBook G3, and iBook. With the release of the Power Mac G3 (Blue and White), the name Macintosh ceased to be used by Apple to refer to its computer lineup, replaced by the Mac. (en)
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- The Macintosh was a family of personal computers produced by Apple between 1984 and 1998. The Macintosh's "design elegance, technological innovations, and delightful user experience' was integral in Apple becoming one of the world's most valuable brands. The Macintosh operating system (called "Macintosh System", then "Mac OS") was one of the major reasons for people to buy a Macintosh, due to its wide range of graphics, video editing, and desktop publishing programs. (en)
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