Apple's personal computer, launched in January 1984 with a graphical interface and a mouse. Programs like MacPaint made it an early tool for digital artists and designers.
It was a large class, maybe 20, 22, and we were all sitting around one little Macintosh, and the dean came down on that Saturday, and the students just almost accosted him. It's like, we need more Macintoshes.
Joan Truckenbrod, The 1970s Artist-Programmer: Truckenbrod, Dehlinger