Steve Jobs demos Apple Macintosh, 1984

Computer Technology and Software

January 23rd, 2010 by admin

Demo of the first Apple Macintosh by Steve Jobs, January 1984, in front of 3000 people. Andy Hertzfeld captured the moment quite well in his retelling: "Pandemonium reigns as the demo completes. Steve has the biggest smile I've ever seen on his face, obviously holding back tears as he is overwhelmed by the moment. The ovation continues for at least five minutes before he quiets the crowd down."

25 Responses

sarahata22 writes:
January 23rd, 20104:42 pmat

ew never mind I saw his latest picture on the internet he looks uglier than Bill Gates
sarahata22 writes:
January 23rd, 20105:33 pmat

@wdansdey if the guy was this cute I would be screaming too)
Mwyann writes:
January 23rd, 20106:09 pmat

@sangminlee48 It’s Vangelis – Chariots Of Fire
MrMmaver writes:
January 23rd, 20106:09 pmat

@jrbhbr that was MacPaint
FlegDesigns writes:
January 23rd, 20106:48 pmat

Nah.
sangminlee48 writes:
January 23rd, 20106:52 pmat

Was the music (0:58) coming from the Macintosh itself?
10mintwo writes:
January 23rd, 20107:36 pmat

OMG OMG SCROLLING TEXT WAAAU, HOLEE SHIT TEXT TO SPEACH I JUST CAME IN MY PANTS!!! hehe, lulz.
kasm279 writes:
January 23rd, 20108:21 pmat

Heh, thats not news to me actually, i hang out in the ##mac room on freenode (IRC)
NixEffect writes:
January 23rd, 20109:14 pmat

That is true, but Apple is now looking into producing there own CPU’s. This may slow down Microsoft Cookie Cutting Apples inventions. Maybe.
sodalover477 writes:
January 23rd, 20109:47 pmat

True. That’s why I had to resort to a hackintosh..but it’s just not the same feeling of a real mac. Your on SL, then you look down, you see your tower…-_-”
treyj2008 writes:
January 23rd, 201010:12 pmat

They won’t do that. Mac’s are not a piece of crap like PC’s, so they aren’t going to cost low. Apple spent a fortune on perfecting their computers so that the consumer would have the best operating system and computer possible. Why would they want to lower the price? They would make no product.
wdansey writes:
January 23rd, 201011:12 pmat

Seems like the audience was filled with screaming teenage girls!
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January 23rd, 201011:21 pmat

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jrbhbr writes:
January 23rd, 201011:40 pmat

2:39… The first version of photoshop!!??

hehehehe
terksle writes:
January 24th, 201012:16 amat

OMG
neoarcadezr writes:
January 24th, 201012:34 amat

i wonder if you could travel back in time with the new imac what would their reaction be like LOL
neoarcadezr writes:
January 24th, 201012:39 amat

wow technology has come a long way
doctordeejay writes:
January 24th, 20101:29 amat

This video is HISTORY !!!!
GoRla89 writes:
January 24th, 20102:13 amat

I bet steve jobs is like how the fuck did i ever use a old as shitty piece of mac in those days?!
kasm279 writes:
January 24th, 20102:14 amat

Yes, but then he went to intel CPUs
MewSumomo writes:
January 24th, 20102:58 amat

2:37 lol.
DanMorgan98 writes:
January 24th, 20103:06 amat

Computers are not living things. Callous indifference towards them is not immoral therefore it is not heartless to puzzle at why people would have emotional ties to them. Who gives a shit about Steve Jobs? Only people with a cult like mentality.
aquamarine820 writes:
January 24th, 20103:36 amat

wow that thing is hecks old!
pcbuilder97 writes:
January 24th, 20104:26 amat

@DanMorgan98 well steve jobs got teary that day too. this is a video of what steve calls the single proudest moment of his life. and you can see that in his face. being able to understand emotions and not being a heartless ass is how one would get teary eyed over this video.
NixEffect writes:
January 24th, 20104:39 amat

Steve Jobs has to be the greatest thinkers of the Technological Era. His Plan is to Build and Sell Computers that the people need. He turns a complex computer to a simplified personal computer for all.
Computers for Graphics, Video Editing, Personal Photos & Home Movies. Now a Mobile Media Centre in yours hands the iPhone and soon the Tablet.
that’s just my personal opinion