RETRO TECH: MACINTOSH

Everyone knows the 1984 Macintosh computer was a game changer for the tech industry. But why was this particular computer so iconic? I learn how Steve Jobs and his team took on computer giants IBM, changing personal computing forever. Living legend Bill Nye the Science Guy joins me to play Asteroids on an original Macintosh. And fellow YouTube creator and Apple expert iJustine explains why the 1984 Macintosh was able to beat its competitors.

0:00 The Macintosh
1:10 Unboxing a Macintosh
3:43 Talking Macintoshes
6:46 iJustine
12:35 Apple Vs IBM
15:20 Dope Or Nope with Bill Nye
20:48 Painting With The Macintosh
24:26 Lasting Tech Legacy

[toaster]

Marques just out-hipstered the hipsters at the cafe😂

[cuz]

Me and another engineer designed and built an oil refinery on that machine. It was cutting edge. We had to write our own software and it worked perfectly. Its still in service today even though I'm long since retired. And we were about one thousand miles distant from each other. Nobody worked remote then, but we did. We were a couple of decades ahead of our time. Great memories, thanks Marques for this blast from the past.

[basinstreetdesign]

In 1984 I walked into a Toronto computer store and saw one of these for the first time and was blown away. I thought "THAT IS HOW COMPUTERS SHOULD WORK!" I immediately ordered one. It was one of the first Macs to be imported to Canada and I loved it for the next 10 years. No lists of arcane keyboard commands to memorize. No weird CTRL sequences. Graphical confirmation of what I wanted to do. It GAVE me my options at every turn. I didn't have to look anything up. The Operating Manual instantly became useless. All I had to do to learn to use any program was browse the menus and play with the functions.
It was magic.🥰

[ChrisGarris]

This takes me back. I was born in '86, we had Apple IIs in school. Several floppy disks with learning games. However... the GOAT of this time, The Oregon Trail. Awesome content.

[TheWavyCake]

Bro Bill Nye is high as a kite in this lmao “LeT tHe ELeCtrOniCs DrAiN”

[LoicReviews]

This is probably the best Youtube Originals of 2019.

[markielinhart]

It was the GUI interface that set Apple apart from everybody. I had one of these Mac Plus models in 1988 and I remember expanding the memory from 1MB to a massive 2.5MB‼️ Don’t talk about the costs lol…

[StefanSobkowiak]

Wow that was a wayback video full of memories, most of which I experienced first hand. DOPE 10

[koldolmen]

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[marcfield]

"Hello, I am Macintosh. It sure is great to get out of that bag." The two greatest sentences ever spoken by machine or man. Thank you Steve Jobs.

[williamchastain]

I’ve never heard of this youtuber until this video showed up in my recommended.

[perfectionbox]

The sheer energy and optimism of the early microcomputer era was incredible. People knew they were in the middle of history being made. And the Mac was a profound example of what could be created when a company makes quality a top priority. The look, the GUI, the icons, the manuals, the packaging, the proportional spaced fonts, a screen with perfectly square pixels, the elegant PostScript imaging system in the LaserWriter, etc. At the time, people were stunned; computers before then (and even after) were ugly, difficult things. Apple dared to shout No, computers can be so much more: they can be fun, beautiful, friendly, inspiring, artistic. They can extend your mind in every direction and even in directions we haven't yet conceived.

[pablonunez]

He’s been using this Macintosh 40 years ago and this is his review

[katumispencer]

I was working in a computer store in San Diego when this came out. I remember watching young kids walking up to the demo unit (it had a monochrome, paper white display) and after seeing that they could use the mouse to draw pictures, parents had to drag the kids out of the store. Two things crossed my mind, this is going to be huge (first GUI for the masses I think), and, businesses aren't going to want something that looks like a toy in their office environment. I really like your Retro Tech segment but, man, I'm feelin' old👨‍🦳👨‍🦳👨‍🦳

[carafeeley]

‘I like I nice loud keyboard, It makes me feel like I’m doing something.’
_Wiser words have never been spoken._

[markharrold]

I remember my first Mac experience. I went to a computer store, not long after IBM shipped the PC Jr. I went there specifically to try out the Mac. The store was about 40' by 40' (10m by 10m). The one Mac they had was in a dark corner about four feet from the door to the bathroom. I asked for help three times, from three different people. After waiting for twenty minutes nobody was even looking at me. I started alone. After 20 minutes (still alone) without any manuals or instruction I knew how three programs worked and was in love with the Mac. I couldn't recommend the buying experience, but I've always recommended the Mac as a first choice.

[alfonsodetaboada]

Steve Jobs physically looks like a combination of Ashton Kutcher and Tom Cruise

[NoBigDealMedia]

“It wasn’t the good old days, it was the old days.” Lmaooo

[mugglescakesniffer]

I wrote my first college term papers on a Macintosh.

[clawrence]

I have a Macintosh Classic which I bought circa 1988, and it is still in working order. The Apple Stylewriter printer has long since turned up its toes and died, but the computer itself still works. I am able to use MacWrite on it, the train and puzzle games still work, as do my special Star Trek sounds that I loaded onto it way back then. I still have a huge affection for this little machine. It was awesome in its day.