National Institute of the Republic of Serbia
ὅδε οἶκος, ὦ ἑταῖρε, μνημεῖον ἐστιν ζωῶν τῶν σοφῶν ἀνδρῶν, καὶ τῶν ἔργων αὐτῶν
The Apple Macintosh 128K, produced by Apple Inc. and released on January 24, 1984, was the first computer in Apple's iconic Macintosh line. Designed to bring personal computing to a broader audience, it was created to be user-friendly and accessible, featuring a graphical user interface (GUI) and a mouse, which set it apart from text-based systems of the time. Powered by a Motorola 68000 processor and equipped with 128 KB of RAM, it included a 9-inch monochrome display and a single 3.5-inch floppy disk drive. The Macintosh 128K was primarily used for word processing, graphic design, and early desktop publishing, thanks to its intuitive software like MacWrite and MacPaint. Its historical significance lies in its revolutionary GUI and mouse-based interaction, which transformed how people used computers. The Macintosh 128K marked the beginning of modern computing, influencing both software and hardware design for decades to come.
Creator: Apple Inc., 1984
Source: Gift of Slobodanka Mitrović
Text prepared by Slobodanke Mitrović
Photo by Dragan Aćimović
