Ah, Macintosh Computer Day, a moment to bow before the mighty fruit that changed the tech world forever. January 24, 1984, was the day Apple said, “Here’s the future, you’re welcome!” and dropped the original Macintosh like the mic at a keynote speech. It had a cute 9-inch black-and-white display, a 3.5-inch floppy disk drive, and an attitude. Oh, and let’s not forget its $2,495 price tag (roughly $7,000 in today’s dollars)—but hey, genius has a cost. The Macintosh was a big middle finger to ...
