While Lisa won the legendary race between itself and the Macintosh by being the first desktop computer to market with an intuitive GUI, it flopped with the public due to sticker shock at its $ 10, 000 price tag and a lack of software titles. Image: Wikipedia Lisa/Macintosh XL - 1983

The Apple IIe keyboard was built in to the computer and did away with the numeric keypad. Omputer for business was created primarily to compete with business computing companies like IBM.

Image: Wikipedia Apple III - 1980 This next iteration of the Apple c Colour graphics set the Apple II apart from its rivals on the market. Steve Jobs added the colours to the logo to reflect the Apple II’s superior colour output. Saw the invention of both the Apple II and the famous rainbow Apple logo. Although some models were classified as All-In-One, they had separate monitors packaged in the same box. All-In-One ComputersĪpple has sold “all-in-one” computers that have built-in monitors from its very early days. We chose to highlight those products where the design changes are best appreciated. The list compiled for this article is by no means a complete compilation of all Apple products. Whether or not their inventions were accepted by the marketplace, Apple has consistently put out products that raise the bar for the computer and telecommunications industry. Most have been notable leaps forward, while some were famous flops. With the 25 th anniversary of the first Macintosh computer coming up on January 24 th, 2009, we’re taking a look back in time at the evolution of Apple products.

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