Ītari 400 and 800, with a 6502 processor, finally ship (they were announced in late 1978). Burrell Smith designs a Language Card with an additional 16K of RAM, creating one of the earliest bank-switched memory cards for the Apple II to allow it to exceed the 64K barrier. Programmers for Apple’s Lisa project writing their Pascal code on Apple II computers are running out of space, having filled up the available 64K space on a Language card-equipped Apple II. International Apple Core formed in San Francisco.Ĭontact, Apple’s first user newsletter, ceases publication.Ĭompute! begins publication. VisiCalc released by Personal Software, Inc. The name misspelling was done on purpose to avoid conflict with an audio manufacturer, McIntosh Labs. It is given the code name “Macintosh”, since project leader Jef Raskin’s favorite apple was the Mcintosh. Macintosh project formally begins, although some preliminary work was done as early as late 1978. 1979 SeptemberĪpple sells 35,100 computers in fiscal 1979. 1979 AugustĪpple Pascal and the Language System released. MAUG (MicroNET Apple User Group) is one of the early forums on CompuServe. , ĬompuServe makes its computer network available for non-peak (evening and weekend) use as a commercial online service called MicroNET, offering bulletin boards, databases,and games for users of personal computers equipped with modems. William von Meister announces The Source, the first consumer-oriented online service for personal computer users equipped with modems. Īpple Silentype printer (which used thermal paper) introduced. 1979 JuneĪpplesoft Firmware Card released for Apple II, making it possible for these older computers to use Applesoft. Processor Technology (creator of Sol computer) goes out of business. Jef Raskin proposes the original Macintosh project to Mike Markkula. , Īpple President Mike Scott tells Apple employees not to use typewriters any longer only computers are to be used for all office functions. MITS (under Pertec management) goes out of business.A database program called Vulcan by Wayne Ratliff appears it later is known by the name dBase II.Hayes Microcomputer Products begins selling the Micromodem 100 for S-100 bus computers, one of the first modems that had a direct connect line for the phone rather than sending and receiving the tones through the handset.Orange Computer, one of the first Apple II clones, appears at the Third West Coast Computer Faire. 1978 SeptemberĪpple sells 7600 computers in fiscal 1978. , 1978 AugustĪpple II Serial Interface Card released. 1978 Juneĭisk II floppy disk drive introduced (DOS 3, still buggy, not released, Jun 29, 1978). The revised manual (“Blue Book”) does not come out until August.Ĭontact, Apple’s first user newsletter, begins publication. 1978 MayĪpplesoft II released on cassette, adding hi-res graphics commands. 1978 AprilĪpple II Communications Card released. It runs on an S-100 computer system, and connects callers at 110 and 300 baud. Ward Christensen, a member of the Chicago Area Computer Hobbyist Exchange (CACHE) starts the Computer Bulletin Board System (CBBS) in order to allow members to communicate and exchange information. 1978 FebruaryĪpple II Reference Manual (also known as the “ Red Book“) released. Īpplesoft I is released on cassette (the manual is dated November 1977, but the software was not ready to release until January).
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