Apple Computers

APPLE COMPUTERS : SPEARHEADING GLOBAL REVOLUTIONS

: Apple Computers lead the age of global revolutions

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Specific Purpose : To enumerate some of the innovations of Apple Computers that changed the world 's lifestyles since its organization to what its future brings

Introduction

Attention Getter : Have you met Apple Lisa ? No she 's not the girl next door but definitely grandma to the Apple computer sitting on lap right now . It has been almost 40 years since Steve Jobs bought Xerox Alto stocks and was inspired by its graphical interface technology that

gave birth to the Apple Lisa . Back then who knew the apple computer was on its way to changing the course of man 's history

Relevance : History has always been an important part of learning , of knowing and of becoming human . History as alive and nourishing that it is , must deliberately be known so that civilizations would understand the why 's of their culture along with its artifacts such as the Apple Computers

Credibility : The least I could vouch for is that I am a Macintosh user myself . Who here are Macintosh fans like I am ? Who here has an iPod ? I dare say that almost 99 of the audience here would attest to the credibility of the Apple as a company and a product . And 99 of the audience here , who truly use the Apple products knows what credibility means no hanging , no virus , great sound , truly user friendly and the coolest artifact ever built by mankind

Thesis : The Apple Computer remains a forerunner in advancing communications via its products and services that have changed lifestyles , mindsets , cultures of communication and ultimately ways of life in the planet

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History

Two hobbyists passionately tinkered electronics day and night until their dream of creating their first computer came true . Apple I , created by Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs was launched on April Fool 's Day of 1976 . The Apple I was the first single circuit board computer . It came with a video interface , 8k of RAM and a keyboard . The system incorporated some economical components , including the 6502 processor (only 25 dollars - designed by Rockwell and produced by MOS Technologies ) and HYPERLINK "http /inventors .about .com /library /weekly /aa100898 .htm " dynamic RAM (Bellis , 2006 ) Markets soon tried the April Fool bluff but soon customers realized that the long wait for a personal super computing gadget was finally over

Unique Characteristics

The Mac OS X is the computer 's operating system that is unique in its integration of a kaleidoscope of paradigms , ideologies , and technologies that have usually resisted each other in the past . It is a result of the trials and tribulations of Apple and NeXT , as well as their user and developer communities . Mac OS X is perhaps one of the best examples of how a capable system can result through the direct or indirect efforts of corporations , academic and research communities , the Open Source and Free Software movements , and even individuals (Sing 2006

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