Vala isikhangiso

Ake sibheke izinsiza zamafu kuleli sonto, kubonakala sengathi yisikhathi esihle sokukhumbula umlando omude we-Apple wokuphamba ezinsizeni eziku-inthanethi. Umlando usibuyisela emuva maphakathi nawo-80, cishe isikhathi esifanayo lapho i-Macintosh ngokwayo izalwa.

Ukukhula kwe-inthanethi

Kunzima ukukukholelwa, kodwa maphakathi nawo-80, i-inthanethi ayizange isebenze ngendlela esiyazi ngayo namuhla. Ngaleso sikhathi, i-inthanethi yayiyisizinda sososayensi, abacwaningi, kanye nezifundiswa-inethiwekhi yamakhompiyutha e-mainframe exhaswa ngemali yoMnyango Wezokuvikela njengocwaningo lokwakha ingqalasizinda yezokuxhumana engasinda ekuhlaselweni kwenyukliya.

Esikhathini sokuqala samakhompiyutha omuntu siqu, abathandi bezinto zokuzilibazisa bokuqala babengathenga amamodemu avumela amakhompyutha ukuthi axhumane ngocingo oluvamile. Abathandi bezinto zokuzilibazisa abaningi bazikhawulele ekuxhumaneni nezinhlelo ezincane ze-BBS, ngakolunye uhlangothi ezivumele abasebenzisi abangaphezu koyedwa ukuthi baxhume ngemodemu.

Abalandeli baqala ukushintshisana ngemiyalezo, bakhipha amafayela noma badlala imidlalo ye-inthanethi, okwakuyimidlalo ehlukahlukene eklanyelwe amakhompyutha ozimele kanye namakhompyutha asetshenziswa emanyuvesi nasezilabhorethri. Ngesikhathi esifanayo lapho izinsiza ze-inthanethi ezifana ne-CompuServe ziqala ukuheha abasebenzisi, lezi zinkampani zandise kakhulu ububanzi bezinsizakalo zababhalisile.

Izitolo zama-computer ezizimele zaqala ukuvela ezweni lonke—emhlabeni. Kodwa abadayisi babedinga usizo. Futhi ngakho-ke i-AppleLink nayo yaqala.

AppleLink

Ngo-1985, unyaka ngemva kokuvela kwe-Macintosh yokuqala emakethe, i-Apple yethula i-AppleLink. Le sevisi ekuqaleni yayiklanywe njengokweseka ngokukhethekile abasebenzi nabahwebi ababenemibuzo ehlukahlukene noma ababedinga ukwesekwa kobuchwepheshe. Isevisi yayifinyeleleka ngokudayela kusetshenziswa imodemu, kwase kusetshenziswa uhlelo lweGeneral Electric GEIS, olwaluhlinzeka nge-imeyili kanye nebhodi lezaziso lapho abasebenzisi babengashiya khona imilayezo futhi bayiphendule. I-AppleLink yagcina ifinyeleleke kubathuthukisi be-software.

I-AppleLink yahlala iyisizinda esikhethekile seqembu elikhethiwe lochwepheshe, kodwa i-Apple yabona ukuthi idinga isevisi yabasebenzisi. Okokuqala, isabelomali se-AppleLink sanqanyulwa futhi i-AppleLink Personal Edition yathuthukiswa. Yaqala ukusebenza ngo-1988, kodwa ukumaketha okungekuhle kanye nemodeli ebizayo yokusebenzisa (okubhaliselwe konyaka kanye nemali ephezulu ngehora lokusetshenziswa) kwaxosha amakhasimende ngobuningi.

Ngenxa yentuthuko, i-Apple yanquma ukuqhubeka nensizakalo, kodwa ngokuhlukile futhi yaqhamuka nensizakalo yokudayela ebizwa nge-America Online.

Kuthathe isikhathi, kepha i-Apple ekugcineni yawuthola umphumela. Inkonzo yaya kwezinye izindawo, okuhlanganisa nesizinda sabo, futhi i-AppleLink yavalwa ngokungafanele ngo-1997.

E-World

Ekuqaleni kwawo-90, i-America Online (AOL) yaba yindlela abantu abaningi baseMelika abafinyelela ngayo izinsiza ze-inthanethi. Nangaphambi kokuba i-inthanethi ibe yigama lasekhaya, abantu abanamakhompuyutha omuntu siqu namamodemu badayela izinsiza zebhodi lezaziso futhi basebenzise amasevisi aku-inthanethi afana ne-CompuServe ukuze babelane ngemilayezo, badlale imidlalo eku-inthanethi, futhi balande amafayela.

Ngoba ukusebenzisa i-AOL ene-Mac bekulula ukuyisebenzisa, isizinda esikhulu sabasebenzisi be-Mac sathuthuka ngokushesha. Ngakho-ke akumangalisi ukuthi i-Apple iphinde yaxhumana ne-AOL futhi bahlakulela ubudlelwano obusekelwe emizamweni yabo yangaphambilini.

Ngo-1994, i-Apple yethula i-eWorld kubasebenzisi be-Mac kuphela, enesithombe esibonakalayo esisuselwe kumqondo wesikwele. Abasebenzisi bangachofoza esakhiweni ngasinye esigcawini ukuze bafinyelele izingxenye ezihlukene zokuqukethwe - i-imeyili, amaphephandaba, njll. I-eWorld yayithathwe kakhulu emsebenzini i-AOL eyawenzela i-Apple nge-AppleLink Personal Edition, ngakho-ke akumangalisi ukuthi isofthiwe efana ne-AOL ingaqala.

I-eWorld yabhujiswa cishe kusukela ekuqaleni ngenxa yokuphatha budedengu okuyinhlekelele kwe-Apple eminyakeni eminingi yawo-90. Inkampani yenza okuncane ukukhuthaza insizakalo, futhi yize isevisi ifike ifakwe ngaphambilini kuma-Mac, bagcina intengo iphezulu kune-AOL. Ekupheleni kuka-March 1996, i-Apple yayisiyivalile i-eWorld futhi yayiyisa ku-Apple Site Archive. U-Apple waqala ukusebenza kwenye insiza, kodwa kwaba isibhamu eside.

iTools

Ngo-1997, uSteve Jobs wabuyela e-Apple ngemuva kokuhlanganiswa kwenkampani yamakhompiyutha ye-Apple neMisebenzi, Okulandelayo. Iminyaka yawo-90 yayiphelile futhi Imisebenzi yayingamele ukwethulwa kwehardware entsha ye-Mac, i-iMac ne-iBook, ngoJanuwari 2000 Imisebenzi yethula i-OS X e-San Francisco Expo njengokwethulwa kwe-iTools, umzamo wokuqala we-Apple wokuzizwisa ku-inthanethi kubasebenzisi bayo kusukela i-eWorld yayeka ukusebenza.

Kuningi okushintshile emhlabeni waku-inthanethi ngaleso sikhathi. Kusukela maphakathi nawo-90s, abantu sebenciphile kakhulu ukuthembela kubahlinzeki bezinsizakalo ze-inthanethi. I-AOL, CompuServe, nabanye abahlinzeki (kuhlanganise ne-eWorld) baqale ukuhlinzeka ngokunye ukuxhumana kwe-inthanethi. Abasebenzisi baxhunywe ku-inthanethi ngokuqondile besebenzisa isevisi yokudayela noma, okungcono kakhulu, uxhumo lwe-broadband olunikezwa isevisi yekhebula.

I-iTools - eqondiswe ngokukhethekile kubasebenzisi be-Mac abasebenzisa i-Mac OS 9 - yayifinyeleleka ngewebhusayithi ye-Apple futhi yayimahhala. I-iTools inikeze insizakalo yokuhlunga okuqukethwe okugxile emndenini ebizwa ngokuthi i-KidSafe, isevisi ye-imeyili ebizwa nge-Mac.com, iDisk, enikeze abasebenzisi u-20MB wesitoreji samahhala se-inthanethi esilungele ukwabelana ngamafayela, ikhasi lasekhaya, kanye nohlelo lokwakha iwebhusayithi yakho ephethwe yi-Apple's. amaseva akho.

U-Apple unwebe ama-iTools ngamakhono amasha namasevisi kanye nezinketho ezikhokhelwa ngaphambili zabasebenzisi ababedinga okungaphezu nje kwesitoreji se-inthanethi. Ngo-2002, isevisi yaqanjwa kabusha yaba yi-.Mac.

.Mac

.I-Mac Apple inwebise ububanzi bezinsizakalo ze-inthanethi ngokusekelwe ekuqageleni nolwazi lwabasebenzisi be-Mac OS X Le sevisi ibiza u-$99 ngonyaka. Izinketho ze-Mac.com zinwetshwa kubasebenzisi, i-imeyili (umthamo omkhulu, ukwesekwa kwephrothokholi ye-IMAP) 95 MB isitoreji se-iDisk, isofthiwe ye-Virex anti-virus, ukuvikelwa kanye nekhophi yasenqolobaneni, evumela abasebenzisi ukuthi bagcine idatha ku-iDisk yabo (noma bashise ku-CD noma DVD).

Lapho i-OS X 10.2 "Jaguar" yethulwa kamuva ngalowo nyaka. Abasebenzisi bangabelana ngekhalenda labo bodwa besebenzisa i-iCal, ikhalenda elisha le-Mac. I-Apple iphinde yethula uhlelo lokusebenza lokwabelana ngesithombe olusekelwe ku-Mac olubizwa ngokuthi Amaslayidi.

I-Apple izoqhubeka nokwenza ngcono futhi icwengisise i-MobileMe eminyakeni embalwa ezayo, kodwa u-2008 kwakuyisikhathi sokuvuselela.

I-MobileMe

NgoJuni 2008, i-Apple yahlukanisa umkhiqizo wayo ukuze ifake i-iPhone ne-iPod touch, futhi amakhasimende athenga imikhiqizo emisha ngobuningi. I-Apple yethule i-MobileMe njengesevisi eklanywe kabusha futhi yaqanjwa kabusha ye-Mac. okuthile okuvale igebe phakathi kwe-iOS ne-Mac OS X.

Ngenkathi i-Apple igxile ku-MobileMe bekuyi-nudge endaweni yezinsizakalo. I-Microsoft Exchange, i-imeyili, ikhalenda kanye nezinsiza zokuxhumana zabe seziphakamisa inani elikhulu lemibono.

Kunokuba ilinde umsebenzisi ngokuthula, i-MobileMe igcina ukuthintana nayo ngokwayo isebenzisa imilayezo ye-imeyili. Ngokwethulwa kwesoftware ye-iLifeApple, u-Apple wethule uhlelo olusha olubizwa ngokuthi iWeb, olwasetshenziswa ekuqaleni ukwakha amakhasi ewebhu - esikhundleni se-HomePage, isici esathulwa ekuqaleni kuma-iTools. I-MobileMe isekela ukusesha amasayithi e-iWeb.

iCloud

NgoJuni 2011, i-Apple yethula iCloud. Ngemva kweminyaka yokushaja insizakalo, i-Apple inqume ukushintsha futhi ihlinzeke nge-iCloud mahhala, okungenani ngo-5GB wokuqala womthamo wokugcina.

I-iCloud ihlanganise ndawonye izinsiza zangaphambili ze-MobileMe - abathintwayo, ikhalenda, i-imeyili - futhi yaziklamela kabusha isevisi entsha. U-Apple uphinde wahlanganisa i-AppStore ne-iBookstore ku-i Cloud - okukuvumela ukuthi udawunilode izinhlelo zokusebenza nezincwadi zawo wonke amadivayisi we-iOS, hhayi lawo owathengile kuphela.

I-Apple iphinde yethula isipele se-iCloud, esizokuvumela ukuthi wenze isipele idivayisi yakho ye-iOS ku-iCloud noma nini lapho kunenkinga nge-Wi-Fi.

Ezinye izinguquko zihlanganisa ukusekelwa kokuvumelanisa amadokhumenti phakathi kwezinhlelo zokusebenza ze-iOS ne-OS X, ezisekela i-Apple iCloud Storage API (uhlelo lokusebenza lwe-Apple iWork olugqama kakhulu), i-Photo Stream, ne-iTunes ku-Cloud, ekuvumela ukuthi udawunilode umculo othengwe ngaphambilini kuma-iTunes. . I-Apple iphinde yethula i-iTunes Match, isevisi ozikhethela yona engu-$24,99 ezokuvumela ukuthi ulayishe yonke ilabhulali yakho efwini uma uyilanda kamuva futhi uma kunesidingo, bese ushintsha umculo ngamafayela e-AAC angu-256 kbps noma kunini uma ufaniswa nokuqukethwe ku-iTunes Store.

Ikusasa lesevisi ye-Apple Cloud

Muva nje, i-Apple imemezele ukuthi abasebenzisi bangaphambili be-MobileMe obekufanele bagcwalise i-20GB ku-iCloud njengengxenye yoshintsho lwabo baphelelwe yisikhathi. Laba basebenzisi kuzodingeka bakhokhele isandiso ekupheleni kukaSepthemba noma balahlekelwe lokho abakugcine ngaphezu kuka-5GB, okuyisilungiselelo samafu esizenzakalelayo. Kuzoba mnandi ukubona ukuthi i-Apple iziphatha kanjani ukugcina amakhasimende engenile.

Ngemuva kweminyaka engaphezu kwemibili, i-iCloud isalokhu iyisimo se-Apple sezinsizakalo zamafu. Akekho owaziyo ukuthi ikusasa likuphi. Kodwa ngenkathi i-iCloud yethulwa ngo-2011, i-Apple yathi itshala imali engaphezu kwesigamu sezigidigidi zamadola esikhungweni sedatha eNyakatho Carolina ukuze isekele "izicelo ezilindelekile zezinsizakalo zamakhasimende ze-iCloud zamahhala Naphezu kokuthi i-Apple inezigidigidi ebhange, kunjalo utshalomali olukhulu. Le nkampani kuyacaca ukuthi iyisikhathi eside.

Umthombo: iMore.com

Author: Veronika Konečná

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