Science Museum - #OnThisDay in 1984, the Apple Mac computer was unveiled. The Apple Macintosh was not the first of the Macintosh computers, but it was the first that was commercially successful.
![The Apple Macintosh was first released 40 years ago: These people are still using the ageing computers The Apple Macintosh was first released 40 years ago: These people are still using the ageing computers](https://ychef.files.bbci.co.uk/1280x720/p0h6vfmf.jpg)
The Apple Macintosh was first released 40 years ago: These people are still using the ageing computers
![The original Apple Macintosh computer was $2,495 ($5,555 in 2012 dollars): Sunday's Numbers - cleveland.com The original Apple Macintosh computer was $2,495 ($5,555 in 2012 dollars): Sunday's Numbers - cleveland.com](https://advancelocal-adapter-image-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/image.cleveland.com/home/cleve-media/width2048/img/datacentral/photo/macintosh-imacjpg-3c37d6d03d658618.jpg)