A photographic history of the evolution of Apple products.
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A employee holds an Apple-1 personal computer, serial number 22, owned by the estate of Joe Copson ahead of its aution at Christie's in London. The Apple 1, designed and hand-built by Steve Wozniak, went to sale in July of 1976, bearing the retail price of $666.66, despite it not having a casing, keyboard, monitor or power supply. — Stefan Wermuth, Reuters, Aug. 28, 2012
Robin Koch creates a program on an Apple II Plus computer. — Chicago Tribune archive
Apple's Lisa was the first computer to use a Graphical User Interface (GUI). Incorporating the Motorola 68000 processor, a mouse and pull-down menus, Lisa was intended by Apple's founder Steve Jobs to set the technological standard and become the market leader in personal computers. Unfortunately, at just under $10,000 when launched in 1983, the price was too high for most potential buyers. Despite Lisa's commercial failure, its innovations led directly to Apple's successful Macintosh. — Science Society Picture Library via Getty Images
American businessman Steve Jobs (L), Chairman of Apple Computers, and John Sculley, Apple's president, pose with the new Macintosh personal computer in New York City. — Marilyn K. Yee, New York Times, Jan. 16, 1984
The first Apple Macintosh computer was released in 1984. It was an instant success and continued to be popular as Jobs had ensured that plenty of computer software had been designed for use with the machine. — Science Society Picture Library via Getty Images
Macintosh II (center), Macintosh SE (left) and Macintosh Plus (right) in 1987. — Chicago Tribune archive, March 27, 1987
Macintosh Plus computer. The picture was published in 1991. — Chicago Tribune archive
Oracle Corp's Kathleen O'Rourke demonstrates the company's databases software for Macintosh computers Wednesday at an Apple computer conference on computer networks at the Marriott Hotel. — Ovie Carter, Chicago Tribune, March 29, 1989
Macintosh IIcx computers can support multiple monitors. Left: Apple two-page Monochrome monitor; right: the Macintosh Portrait Display Monitor in 1989. — Chicago Tribune archive
From left, the 13-inch AppleColor RGB Monitor, the 21-inch Apple Two-Page Monochrome Monitor, 15-inch Macintosh Portrait Display monitor and the 12-inch Monochrome Monitor in 1989. — Chicago Tribune archive
Macintosh IIfx was the fastest member of the Mac family at the time with a price tag of around $9000 in 1990. — Chicago Tribune archive, June 11, 2013
The microphone for Apple Macintosh LC and Macintosh IIsi in 1990. — Chicago Tribune archive
People look at new Apple products at the Apple Computer Creative Forum at the Marriott Hotel on North Michigan Avenue, . — Charles Osgood, Chicago Tribune, June 28, 1990
In 1989, the first Macintosh Portable was released. — Chicago Tribune archive photo
Macintosh "Powerbook" line of computers are displayed with Greg Dazell, left, Apple Canada's product manager, and Wayne Arcus, vice president of marketing in Markham, Canada. — Reuters, Oct. 22, 1991
Macintosh LC in 1991. Mac LC was Apple Computer's product family of low-end consumer Macintosh personal computers. — Chicago Tribune archive
Apple Computers unveiled their long awaited Newton Message Pad in Boston. — Reuters, Aug. 2, 1993
Apple's newest foray into personal electronics in 1993 was the Newton, a personal digital assistant using pen-based technology. — Curt Norris, Orange County Registar
A salesman for Apple Computer shows a potential customer new models during the Apple Expo show at the Porte de Versailles exhibition site in Paris. — Reuters, Sept. 18, 1997
The first iMac came out in 1998. It combined the computer and the monitor in one unit that brings to mind a beach ball, making it an updated version of the original one-piece Macintosh. — Getty Images, Aug. 10, 1998
The redesigned iMac is unveiled at MacWorld in San Francisco, with a floating 15-inch LCD flat screen allowing users do one-touch adjustment, 700 MHz or 800 MHz PowerPC G4 processor and the SuperDrive for playing and burning CDs and DVDs, starting at $1,299. — Dan Krauss, Getty Images, Jan. 7, 2002
Mark Mineart, of New York, eyes Apple's G4 Cube at the MacWorld Conference and Expo at the Javits Center in New York City. Despite Steve Jobs' public affection for it, it still failed. — Chris Hondros, Newsmakers, July 21, 2000
The first iPod, Apple's MP3 music player was released in 2001. The device, shown in this undated publicity photograph, could hold up t 1,000 songs. — Reuters
In May, 2011, Apple Computer announced it would move to all LCD flat panels for its professional line and presented the eye-popping $999, 17-inch Apple Studio Display as its centerpiece. — Courtesy Apple Corp.
Apple iMac is displayed with its innards exposed at the Apple Expo in Paris on the day of its launch. — Stephane De Sakutin, AFP via Getty Image, Aug. 31, 2004
The iPod Shuffle is seen on display at Macworld Expo in San Francisco. — Justin Sullivan, Getty Images, Jan. 11, 2005
Apple CEO Steve Jobs gives a keynote address at the Apple Worldwide Developer Conference in San Francisco, talking about Apple's shift to using Intel Corp. microprocessors in its Macintosh computers. Before that, International Business Machines Corp. had supplied the chips to Apple. — Reuters, June 6, 2005
Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduces the new iPod cell phone, made by Motorola at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. This was the first cellphone that had iTunes on it. — David Paul Morris, Getty Images, Sept. 7, 2005
A consumer examines a just-released iPod nano at the Apple Store on Fifth Avenue in New York. The update on the popular music player sports a thinner design, five colors, a new search function and longer battery life. — Chris Hondros, Getty Images, Sept. 13, 2006
Apple CEO Steve Jobs holds up a new iPod Shuffle as he delivers a keynote address during an Apple media event in San Francisco. — Justin Sullivan, Getty Images, Sept. 12, 2006
Apple TV, which came out in 2007 played iTunes music and movies on a TV screen. — Chicago Tribune archive
Apple Inc CEO Steve Jobs shows the new MacBook Air during the MacWorld Convention and Expo in San Francisco. — Rovert Galbraith, Reuters Photo, Jan. 15, 2011
Event guests play with the Apple iPad I during an Apple Special Event at Yerba Buena Center in San Francisco. — Ryan Anson, AFP via Getty Images, Jan. 25, 2010
An Apple employee points to the new cylindrical Mac Pro computer at Moscone Center during Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference in San Francisco. — Josh Edelson, AFP, Getty Images, June 10, 2013
