Cameron's Thoughts

Silicon Valley has a re-print of an article that announced the original Mac 20 years ago. Some interesting quotes:

For $2,495, Macintosh buyers will get a computer that operates unusually quickly and is directed by a mouse - a handheld device that, when slid across a table top, moves the cursor on the Mac's screen.

The user also will be able to divide the screen into a variety of compartments, or ``windows,'' that each can be used to perform different jobs. For example, the user could be writing a letter on one part of the screen, then create a window and begin another.

Gotta love how they had to describe what a "mouse" and "windows" are. Crazy to think that only 20 years ago these were not everyday terms.