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A visual history of your favorite technology. We showcase old versions of stuff you love.

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The beautiful tribute to civil rights leader John Lewis on Apple's homepage has been added to our Apple.com history page. versionmuseum.com/history-of… #apple #johnlewis #civilrights #blm #design #ui #ux #js #html #webdesign #javascript
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25 years ago today in 1995 Amazon.com opened for business as an online bookstore. It's now worth $1.5+ trillion, there are only 12 countries in the world that are richer than Amazon! Here is a visual history of their brand - versionmuseum.com/history-of…
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Microsoft actually made hardware for Apple's Macs! The Mac Enhancer launched in 1985, plugged into a printer or modem port, and allowed Macs to use some IBM PC peripherals and devices. It cost $249 in 1985 (about $600 today). #apple #mac #macos #microsoft
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The Microsoft PCjr Booster With Mouse (1984) added RAM to the PCjr so it could run apps that previously only would run on the more powerful IBM PC (senior). And it obviously added mouse support -- the "green eye" mouse as it came to be known. With 128K RAM, it retailed for $495.
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1983 saw the introduction of the Microsoft SystemCard. This multi-purpose ISA card came with 64K-256K of RAM, a parallel printer port, print spooler that allowed up to 10 print jobs, a serial port, a functional clock, and other goodies. It retailed for $300 in 1983.
Also in 1980, Microsoft introduced the RAMCard for the Apple II line and IBM PCs. This added up to 256K of RAM as a solid state disk. In 1982, the 64K RAMCard sold for $399. The 256K version was $799. In 2020 dollars, that's $1000 and $2100.
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