Step back to the year after the Apple Macintosh computer was released.

An in-depth look from Computer Chronicles at the Apple Macintosh computer in 1985, available software and hardware add-ons.

Guests: Joanna Hoffman, Apple; Bob Foster, Telos Software; Lee Lorenzen, Digital Research; Ben Wiseman, InfoCorp; Gary Kildall, DRI; Larry Tesler, Apple

Products/Demos: Apple Macintosh, MacProject, FileVision, GEM Draw. Jazz

Remember the SE? Your first mouse?

Remember using FileVision, Lotus Jazz, MacPaint or MacWrite?

They're all back!

The introduction of the LaserWriter, early uses of software packages are explored in this vintage film that examines the development of Apple's new Macintosh.

Hear discussions about SmallTalk, the future of technology - downloading and communications.

The IBM PC2 and the Atari 130 ST are also introduced in this television segment.

This classic film footage is in the public domain from archive.org, and is free to download and edit.

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The Macintosh Computer 1985: 1 Year Old

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Watch more Apple and MacWorld Movie Clips from archive.org. Look at the Mac computer ten years later (interview with John Sculley) or visit one of the MacWorld Expos during the 1980s and 1990s. If the demand shows for this section, we can add more links to make the download easier.

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