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Apple Introduces PowerBook
October 21, 1991 At the COMDEX computer expo in Las Vegas, Apple introduces the first line of PowerBook notebook computers, the PowerBook 100, PowerBook 140, and PowerBook 170. The first truly portable Macintosh, the PowerBook line redefined portable computing and set the bar for future laptop designs. For example, the PowerBooks were the first laptop…
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Apple Introduces the Newton
August 3, 1993 Apple introduces the Newton MessagePad, one of the world’s first Personal Digital Assistants (PDA). The term PDA was first used by Apple CEO John Scully in 1992. While a commercial failure, the Newton platform set the bar for future PDA designs. But perhaps the most important advancement the Newton offered to the…
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Apple Introduces the Newton
August 3, 1993 Apple introduces the Newton MessagePad, one of the world’s first Personal Digital Assistants (PDA). The term PDA was first used by Apple CEO John Scully in 1992. While a commercial failure, the Newton platform set the bar for future PDA designs. But perhaps the most important advancement the Newton offered to the…
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Apple Introduces iBook Laptop
July 21, 1999 Apple introduces the iBook laptop, the first mainstream computer designed and sold with built-in wireless networking. Previous post: The Eagle Has Landed Next post: The Unholy Alliance is Born This Day in Tech History
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Apple Introduces iBook Laptop
July 21, 1999 Apple introduces the iBook laptop, the first mainstream computer designed and sold with built-in wireless networking. Previous post: The Eagle Has Landed Next post: The Unholy Alliance is Born This Day in Tech History