In the early days of personal computing, we did not enjoy the luxuries of color displays. While we are currently spoiled with graphics cards and monitors that support millions of colors, the early 1980’s provided us with considerably fewer options. Everything was monochrome, and the most popular supplier of that graphical output was the Hercules [...]
Home printing became remarkably more affordable and advanced in 1993, thanks to the introduction of the Epson Stylus 800. This printer was the first in Epson’s inkjet line, and some of the technology applied in this system is still used in today’s Stylus line.
This printer greatly improved the quality and speed of printing available to [...]
Apple made its foray into the world of mobile computing in 1989 with the Macintosh Portable. This fully self-contained unit housed a black and white active-matrix LCD screen, the CPU, battery, a 3 ½ floppy disk drive, full keyboard, and a trackball. Additionally, an internal hard drive and an internal modem were both available. This [...]
In 1988, Apple launched the final version of its Apple II series, the Apple IIc Plus. This model offered a number of improvements over its predecessors. Gone was the 5¼ inch floppy disk drive, as it was replaced by the higher capacity 3½ inch floppy drive. Not only did this drive offer [...]