Apple Mac computer marks 40 years - in pictures

  • Apple unveiled its first Macintosh computer on January 24, 1984. AFP
    Apple unveiled its first Macintosh computer on January 24, 1984. AFP
  • Macintosh – an intuitive personal computer known as the Mac – transformed the landscape of mass-market computing with its revolutionary graphical user interface (GUI), catchy icons and a mouse. Photo: Bonhams
    Macintosh – an intuitive personal computer known as the Mac – transformed the landscape of mass-market computing with its revolutionary graphical user interface (GUI), catchy icons and a mouse. Photo: Bonhams
  • Chief executive Tim Cook is blown away as he is shown an original Macintosh SE computer at the opening of Mumbai's first Apple Store in April 2023. AFP
    Chief executive Tim Cook is blown away as he is shown an original Macintosh SE computer at the opening of Mumbai's first Apple Store in April 2023. AFP
  • The Apple II, which predates the Mac, was a successful product for the tech company. AFP
    The Apple II, which predates the Mac, was a successful product for the tech company. AFP
  • Computers from various generations on display at an Apple Museum in Warsaw. AFP
    Computers from various generations on display at an Apple Museum in Warsaw. AFP
  • Apple's then-interim chief executive Steve Jobs unveils the iMac, based on the PowerPC G3 processor, in 1998. AFP
    Apple's then-interim chief executive Steve Jobs unveils the iMac, based on the PowerPC G3 processor, in 1998. AFP
  • Mr Jobs holds a new 12-inch Apple G4 Powerbook laptop computer, left, and a G4 Powerbook after addressing the Macworld Conference and Expo in San Francisco, 2003. Reuters
    Mr Jobs holds a new 12-inch Apple G4 Powerbook laptop computer, left, and a G4 Powerbook after addressing the Macworld Conference and Expo in San Francisco, 2003. Reuters
  • The new MacBook Pro laptop launched in 2016 included an upgraded retina display. Bloomberg
    The new MacBook Pro laptop launched in 2016 included an upgraded retina display. Bloomberg
  • Apple chief executive Tim Cook presents new products, including Macbook laptops, at a special event at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in October 2018. AFP
    Apple chief executive Tim Cook presents new products, including Macbook laptops, at a special event at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in October 2018. AFP
  • The MacBook Air is unveiled at the Apple Worldwide Developers' Conference at Apple Park campus in Cupertino, California in June 2022. Bloomberg
    The MacBook Air is unveiled at the Apple Worldwide Developers' Conference at Apple Park campus in Cupertino, California in June 2022. Bloomberg
  • Mac computers on display at the Apple Store in Yas Island. Mona Al Marzooqi / The National
    Mac computers on display at the Apple Store in Yas Island. Mona Al Marzooqi / The National