The Mac turns 40: How Apple's rebel PC almost failed

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January 24, 2024

The Mac turns 40: How Apple's rebel PC almost failed again and again

In 1984, a $2.5k computer - with a 9-inch black-and-white display, 128KB RAM, 400 KB floppy drive, and built-in networking - changed everything. Until it didn't. Then these two things saved the Mac.

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