Science Friday

When The ‘Personal’ Computer Turned 30

Jan 24, 2024 · 31 min · Episode 691 · 30.2 MB
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When Steve Jobs unveiled the Apple Macintosh in January of 1984, the visual user interface, all-in-one design, and mouse-controlled navigation were revolutionary. Design team member Andy Hertzfeld and industry observer Steven Levy look back on the early days of personal computing, and talk about how the Macintosh came to be.

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