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As much as the media (including us) likes to occasionally poke fun at the somewhat “enthusiastic” crowds at Macworld conventions, the crowds these days ain’t got nothing on the crowd that was on hand for Steve Jobs’ introduction of the original Macintosh back in 1984. This round of applause reportedly took close to 5 minutes to die down, and nearly brought Steve Jobs to tears.
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March 12th, 2008 at 8:50 pm
I want one!!!
March 12th, 2008 at 9:11 pm
Wow. Did that Mac cure cancer?
March 12th, 2008 at 9:31 pm
Brings back memories. That first Macintosh was a revelation, so groundbreaking. Yes, the Lisa preceded the Macintosh, but the Lisa was quite expensive and didn’t have the same aura.
March 12th, 2008 at 10:40 pm
That’s too cool!
I actually have one of these machines. My brother works for a computer recyling non-profit, and for christmas, he got me a Mac Plus. it’s the 2mb version.
But the even better thing is that it came in the same exact case that Steve has in the video, along with the mouse, keyboard, and 10-key.
The things runs great, except for the OS. I need to get an OS disk to get it running.
But beyond that, the screen has no bad pixels, and it’s nice and bright.
Oh, and it also used to be an Apple salesman’s computer. His card is still on the bad. It states that he was a Sales Evangelist.
Now that’s what makes our computers better. We Evangelists, not associates.
-Peter
March 12th, 2008 at 11:03 pm
Does anyone know what the song they used in this video is?
–Quentin
March 12th, 2008 at 11:14 pm
Isn’t that the theme from Chariots of Fire?
-The Doc
March 12th, 2008 at 11:28 pm
Does anyone not know what the song they used in the video is?
March 12th, 2008 at 11:35 pm
Yeah… Chariots of Fire.
Imagine showing a Macbook Pro to that crowd back then… they would have either started eating each other as a result of the ensuing frenzy of excitement or burned you at the stake for sorcery.
I always wonder how I would have reacted to seeing an Xbox 360 in 1984… That would probably be like watching someone jump into the air and fly away. It just wouldn’t make sense without seeing things progress toward that.
What the hell am I talking about?
Oh, yeah: So it was Chariots of Fire… The movie that is apparently about running in packs on the beach. Netflix that nonsense!
March 12th, 2008 at 11:48 pm
Definitely Chariots of Fire by Vangelis.
March 13th, 2008 at 1:41 am
It’s already in my iTunes Library (Chariots of Fire)…
For I own the DVD!
And lo, it is good…
March 13th, 2008 at 11:03 am
I can’t see why he switched from that snazzy bow tie getup!
March 14th, 2008 at 1:25 pm
The Mac event was a true Paradigm Shift. Hence the (over)enthusiasm. This completely changed the way we perceive and use computers.