Jaromir Miko Isikhangiso esigqugquzelwe inoveli kaGeorge Orwell futhi simemezela ukuthi ngoJanuwari 24, 1984, i-Apple izokwethula i-Macintosh futhi wonke umuntu uzobona ukuthi kungani u-1984 engeke abukeke njengo-1984. Leso isikhangiso esiyinganekwane esasifunwa yi-Apple Computer, Inc.. qwashisa umhlaba ukuthi sekuzokwethulwa umkhiqizo omusha ozoshintsha umhlaba wekhompyutha unomphela.
Futhi kwenzeka. Ngenkathi imikhiqizo eminingi yethulwa nguSteve Jobs uqobo, iMacintosh yazethula kubabukeli iyodwa. Okwakwenziwa nguMisebenzi kwakuwukukhipha esikhwameni.
“Sawubona, nginguMacintosh. Kumnandi ngempela ukuphuma esikhwameni. Angikujwayele ukukhuluma esidlangalaleni, futhi ngingabelana nawe kuphela engangikucabanga ngenkathi ngiqala ukubona uhlaka oluyinhloko lwe-IBM: UNGAZE UTHEMBE IKHOMPYUTHA ONGAWUYIBAMBA! Yebo, ngiyakwazi ukukhuluma, kodwa manje ngingathanda ukuhlala ngilalele. Ngakho-ke, kuyilungelo elikhulu ukwethula indoda eyayingubaba...uSteve Jobs.”
Ikhompyutha encane inikeze i-8MHz Motorola 68000 processor, 128kB RAM, 3,5″ floppy disk drive kanye nesibonisi esingu-9-intshi esimnyama nokumhlophe. Ukuqamba okusha okubaluleke kakhulu kukhompuyutha kwakuyi-interface yomsebenzisi enobungane, izakhi zazo ezisasetshenziswa yi-macOS namuhla. Abasebenzisi bebengakwazi ukuhambahamba ohlelweni hhayi ngekhibhodi kuphela, kodwa nangegundane. Abasebenzisi bebenamafonti amaningana abangakhetha kuwo lapho bebhala amadokhumenti, futhi abaculi bebengazama ukusungula izinto ezintsha ngohlelo lokudweba izithombe.
Nakuba iMacintosh yayikhanga, yayibiza kakhulu. Intengo yayo engu-$2 ngaleso sikhathi yayizoba cishe u-$495 namuhla. Noma kunjalo, kwaba yi-hit, lapho i-Apple ithengisa amayunithi angama-6 ngoMeyi 000.
