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pcanswer.com - 1/22/2009

Larry Magid’s 1984 LA Times review of 128K Mac

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by Larry Magid As published on January 29, 1984 in the Los Angeles Times I rarely get excited over a new computer. But Apple’s Macintosh, officially introduced last Tuesday, has started a fever in Silicon Valley that’s hard not to catch. My symptoms started when I talked with ...

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crunchgear.com - 1/22/2009

Review of the 128K Mac

— crunchgear.com — Our buddy Larry Magid posted wrote this article for the LA Times way back in 1984. What’s... he writing about? The $2,495 128K Mac from Apple. The computer is completely portable, provided you buy the $99 case, and weighs a total of 22 pounds. ... (more) Review of the 128K Mac

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Review of the 128K Mac
CrunchGear — ... Our buddy Larry Magid posted wrote this article for the LA Times way back in 1984. What’s he writing about? The $2,495 128K Mac from Apple. The computer is completely portable, provided you buy the $99 case, and weighs a total of 22 pounds. Sassy! ...

1984 review of the original Mac: "A fever in Silicon Valley that’s hard not to catch."
Boing Boing Gadgets — ... ... The machine’s inability to run MS-DOS could be its salvation or its downfall. John Biggs at CrunchGear sums it up well: "You really come to understand why Apple got the reputation for being expensive and weird. The printer cost $495 when similar gear cost maybe $250 on a good day. But remember: this thing had a “mouse” and a “GUI” back when most of us were about ten years old." Photo: Tom Borowski Larry Magid’s 1984 LA Times review of 128K Mac [PC Answer via CrunchGear] ...