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In 1984, Apple Computer introduced the Apple Macintosh personal computer.  The first version was the Macintosh 128K model which came bundled with the Mac OS operating system then known as the “System Software”.

The Mac is often credited with popularizing the graphical user interface (GUI).

The Mac OS has been pre-installed on almost every Macintosh computer ever sold.  The operating system is also sold separately from the computer just as with Microsoft Windows.

The original Mac OS was heavily based on the Lisa OS previously released by Apple for the Lisa computer in 1983.  It also used concepts from other operating systems previewed by Apple executives.

In 1984, Apple partnered with Microsoft in an agreement that would have Microsoft creating versions of Word and Excel for the Mac OS. Read the rest of this entry →

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The mini-laptop or netbook market sure is flourishing this year. Not only smaller, lighter and more convenient to bring around, notebook is also cost efficient and stylish.

Despite the immenent recession, technological analysts are convinced that the netbook market is hardly saturated and sales next year will be as good as this year, if not better.

The fact that netbooks are much more affordable than a full-fledged laptop and they are rather powerful now seem to help its case.

One of the companies that have found new fortune through the sales of netbooks is HP. HP has achieved great sales since the introduction of its education-focused mini PC in April.

It is looking forward to repeating the success by expanding the HP Mini family with 3 new models of HP Mini 1000 line. Read the rest of this entry →

While an operating system is a central part of your computer system, knowing the definition of an operating system is not integral to knowing how to use one.

However, when you do know the definition of an operating system, you can better understand what it is doing inside your computer to make it run and to make using it easier for you.

In its basic form, the definition of an operating system is as follows: a set of computer programs that manage the hardware and software resources of a computer system. Read the rest of this entry →

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