Harry McCracken has a nice write up on the debut, evolution and legacy of the Apple II (or, ][ as I like to call it). The Apple II was unveiled 35 years ago, and it ushered in the home computing revolution. I am a product of that revolution, as my dad bought an Apple ][ in 1978 and it sits by my desk now, shown in the picture above. There were no computer stores back then so he bought one in the back of a bike shop, where a little hobbyist section had Altairs and other user-unfriendly computers. From then my own path was set, as I wouldn't own a "PC" running anything other than an Apple OS until the 90s. For millions of other Apple customers, the same thing would be true. The Apple II proved to be a great computer for schools, small businesses and homes. Here's to the machine that started it all! Share your memories of the Apple II in the comments.Happy 35th birthday, Apple II originally appeared on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Mon, 16 Apr 2012 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Source | Permalink | Email this | Comments read more..
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Apple Customers-Ios
Tim Cook says iOS 5.1 will be available for Apple customers today in the US. It's expected there will be updates to PhotoStream, a new camera slider and hopefully an update that will fix the battery life issues that have plagued many users. Apple gave no details of this update during its live presentation today, other than to say it will be available. iOS 5 was previewed on June 6, 2011 and touted new features such as iMessages between devices running iOS 5, a new notification system, Newsstand subscriptions, Twitter integration, Reminders, enhancements to AirPlay, full integration with iCloud and more than 200 other features.Long awaited iOS 5.1 will be online today originally appeared on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Wed, 07 Mar 2012 14:43:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Source | Permalink | Email this | Comments read more..