@Zoomer30 these old computers had basically what is now known as an AV jack for the monitor. You could connect them upto your TV and use that as the screen
Sure, it's easy to laugh and scoff at this. I mean, $1300 for a dinosaur and it doesn't even include a monitor & mouse. But then, that was in 1984. A very different time when computers were not in every home. (There was a time when a basic calculator cost over $700). New technology always starts expensive, but gets cheap very shortly. DVD player in '99 was $850. Plasma TV today is around $700, but in 10 years will likely only be $250 or so.
Oh man. I actually remember wanting these - especially since a neighbor in the building had one for his birthday. He didn't do squat with it!! optional mouse & monitor is especially hilarious as BOTH where crazy expensive and nowhere close to being abundant in '84 let alone '87.
This was/is an excellent first-rate computer, and still fun as a retro item (Yeah, I have a 2nd-hand one), but really, far too expensive for the average person, who would have probably got a far-cheaper (if less powerful, though still useful) Commodore 64 or (if they lived in places like the UK) a ZX Spectrum.
@cloneboy2000 so does it contradict some things here? Because then it would be 4x powerful, then 8x powerful, then 16x powerful, then 32x powerful, HOW WOULD THIS WORK???? MY BRAIN HURTS! WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!
theprof291166, See how much has changed? Nothing has changed and what do you mean be grateful? these computers were top of the line then, and top of the line today, so shut up.
@siggadoraj dunno which time zone you got stuck in - computers evolved didn't they?
I was there when they came out - the point a lot of you are missing is back then only institutions could afford Apple computers, now anyone can have one. The price/performance ration has drastically changed.
Wow! This Apple is the way of the future! And look at all those top-of-the-line features for only a scant $1300!!! I'd pay that and throw in a quart of blood for 2mhz and 129 k RAM! SHIT!
I remember like yesterday when Apple IIe was the HOT thing to have and I would have killed for one when I was a kid but I got a crappy ADAM computer instead. But the old ADAM laid a good foundation to learn on, I remember coming home from third grade in 1986 with the Apple magazine with BASIC programming codes and typing for hours to get my ADAM to do something fun and then couldn't read the program, oh how it sucked!
Yes, $1300 is expensive, in '84 that would be like $2500 today. The thing is, technology is ALWAYS expensive when it's new. But as time goes on, the price falls. My father has an old electronic calculater. Huge old thing. Paid $500 for it in '69. Today, a calculator, seldom goes over $15. DVD players once cost over $400 in 1997, today under $30. Flat-screen TV's in 1999 were 2000, today, under $500. Few years from now, a 42" plasma TV will be under $300
$1300 dollars in 1984 is approx $3700 today - and for that you get the top of the range 8 core power macs, not a 65c02 8bit processor running at 2mhz with 129 k ram. See how much has changed? Be grateful kids...
@theprof291166 it doesn't matter how powerful it is because the satisfaction your generation got from that computer isn't any less than the satisfaction our generation is getting from these "more powerful" computers, we get the same level of fulfillment from these computers as you did because you guys didn't know of anything before the apple II that was that powerful just as we dont know anything before the powermac of today that's this powerful i dont know how to explain it in a shorter way lol
@bodyboarder3452 Interesting point you have there. However we were always a bit aware that it didn't really do what we wanted. As I grew up the computers got better, so there was a period, in the 90s when macs got not only useful, but really amazing. I can't tell you how exciting it was to be let loose on Photoshop 2.0 on a Macintosh, back in 1993. That was seriously cool. Now its boring because its everywhere, and far too easy.
@theprof291166 more like $2500. my alienware (the mercedes benz of computers) was about $2000 in 2007 and it's got vista, a quad core processor, and awesome performance. lol.
@whattheheck1000 I don't know what the rest of the conversation was about but Alienware is more the 'Dodge' or 'Pontiac' of computer's compared to Apple's 'Mercedes-Benz'. But anyway...
I think this Apple would be more cost efficient back then, since there is no need for monitor, TVs were every where in the 80s, so one less component to buy. But, the mouse thing... it is a little silly now, but back then it was luxury.
1300.00 is a steal. I can take this baby home, put a nice wig on top, put some lipstick on this damn thing and call it my wife. Get my fuckn dinner bitch.....Ahhhh, and she wont say a damn thing. Sorry blow up dolls because theres a substitute called, THE APPLE 2
Aside from a stabler Unix-like OS, there are also less conflicts between it, the hardware and the software. With a Windows box, you're potentially dealing with 3 different companies if there's an issue, all blaming each other for it. And if you do need support from Apple, it's from someone in CA who actually speaks English. All this is well worth the investment to me. You get what you pay for. I used Windows for years and years, and Mac OS is the answer to my prayers.
See, I've actually used both platforms for a significant amount of time, not just fiddling with a friend's or messing around in an Apple store. I've used both for work and privately and there are simply fewer headaches with a Mac. I know a bit about the history of these OSes and a bit about hackers and I know that there is a HUGE incentive to be the first one to write a Mac virus. If you could, I bet you'd love to write it yourself, no? Some hackers are Mac haters too, but so far no dice.
Obviously, no OS is totally impervious, but even the limited threats to Macs don't result in the breakdown of the entire system. Linux-derived OSes are simply more stable and secure. Maybe you should learn a little something about the differences in computer operating systems. And if you think that Macs are overpriced, you haven't used one. To get a suite of programs comparable to iLife and a webcam of the same high quality as the iSight, you'd spend about as much.
Windows is safer than it used to be, but what they should have done when they had the chance was ditch the Win32 platform in favor of an NT-based client and server that did not have to run legacy applications natively. Apple was smart and rebuilt their whole OS from scratch with a large helping of public code developed over years that was proven reliable. OS 9 was a joke. That's why there USED to be more viruses for Macs, but not anymore.
Mac OS X, Linux, FreeBSD and most Unix-derived systems are stabler because they were designed for multi-user environments and so they have security layered throughout the OS. Microsoft OSes began with no security because they were originally intended for single users. Security measures have been bolted on, but it's the difference between having a house with locked doors and windows and a house where everyone room in the house is locked up too.
Thats not true at all what makes a system stable is the different factors in the machine. Security has nothing to do with stability. Security is relative, since there are so many programs and apps running there are bound to be wholes, like through a browser. The main point im making is that macs are OVERPRICED PC's. They are no more secure than a PC's who's owner is careful and doesnt do anything stupid.
Apple themselves also says that you should still run anti virus software on Mac's. If they cant be infected or hack whats the need? Because they can be and this way they cant be sued should someone try for false advertisement of simply call them on the BULLSHIT that are Mac ads, they say, "you dont need to worry about viruses or anti virus software...
No people are just too stupid to use them, and do you realize that your fantastic macs use PC parts, they just charge more, the diffence between when a PC "fails" and by that ill assume you mean crash a PC can recover from it and quickly with a Mac they can't ive tried it! PC do not fail as much as people assume, your mac offers no more than my pc!
My 8 year old sister can operate a Macbook better than our old PC, the thing would freeze, and you would get the "not responding" message 3 times a day. This mac is much faster. Its an all around better buy.
calm down, its okay, they are what some might call, "designer computers" that some people feel provide a more intuitive, easier to use computer system than PCs do, and those people don't mind paying a controversial price to buy them because they feel its worth it compared to buying a PC. There's no hatred, no need to be derogatory, it is just a matter of preference. And if you would rather use a PC than a Mac, than you certainly have the right to, and Mac users will do the same.
wanna know why they cost more, because bill gates got lucky. some rich guy funded him and made his computer better known. because we are humans we use what we know and easier to purchase(less money). now, macs are making a huge comeback dispite microsofts head start. macs have always been better than pcs as far as software and hardware go
You my sad little friend are a dumb ass people use what makes sense, meaning not spending absurd amounts of money on overpriced PC parts! Or did you think that Macs used special parts that no one else used? Your argument proves you know nothing about computers because they are not making a "comeback" they only represent about 10% of the computer market, they offer little to no upgrades after you leave the over priced boutiques that Mac stores are.
i dont know about you bu i am willing to pay more for higher quality programming. the reason i say they are making a comeback is my school is no longer buying windows and they are only buying macs. just a few years ago, i didn't see a sing mac in my whole school and not one student had one. now half or more of them do. i even know of a school that gives out macs for students to use for the year
Stop talking you know nothing about Computers, Macs do not have better programming than Microsoft, Hence why the US govt. uses PCs and yes some schools do use Macs but those are rich suburban schools where the wealthier live and can afford useless stuff like Macs. Just becuase people have them doesnt mean that there better its simply a way for kids and people concerned with looks rather than power, so they can say look at my $1200 Mac!
or they could be like me and not have to get a new computer every couple of years because of constant crashes, freezing, and unresponsive programs. my mac works just like when i got it, 2 years ago, and only has programs crash when i am running 20 at once. we had 4 pcs in my house, they all are really slow and have to be constantly scanned for the numerous viruses. we have used norton and ez security. neither held out the viruses. my mac has never gotten a virus.
My old HP pc is 6 years old and plays the latest games at at least medium settings. Stop browsing risky porn sites and downloading corrupt files, i dont run any anti virus because i dont need it. I dont know any one thats had a Mac for more than 4 years and still loves it, because they crap out and become outdated and upgradeable . And Macs can still get viruses a hacker got into a Mac book air in 10 seconds through safari hows that good programming?
we don't go on sites like that, or atleast i and my parents don't, 3 of the 4 computers were my parents and mine. i know of someone who had an ibook for 6 years(bought when it came out) and now has a macbook pro. never had a virus still worked great when he was done with it. got the pro for better ram memory and screen size
And how much did that cost? oh and dont drop it either you break the screen it costs 800 bucks and they dont cover it even if you buy the protection plan! happen to a friend mine broke and Toshiba fixed it for FREE!
Actually, Macs have a very dedicated user base that has always used them for far longer than 4 years, and they do have generally higher resale value. ÅLL computers become outdated at some point. And no one said that Macs are impenetrable, but there are no viruses in the wild for Macs, though there used to be before OS X. That's because OS X is based on a secure Unix-like platform, which was designed with security measures layered throughout it.
Also, the Macbook was not infected by a virus. It was a Trojan which was only successful during a competition and which still required the user to choose to download it. It was thwarted rather quickly by Apple. You'd think that if hacking a Mac were so easy, at least one glory-seeking hacker would have already taken the prize for creating the first real Mac virus by now, shutting Mac users up once and for all. It's been tried, and it hasn't happened. This is because the OS is stabler.
Macs are stable because they control what goes into them... PC's become unstable when people fuck with them and dont know what they are doing. Windows also thwarts virus quickly i havent had one on my PC. Hacking a Mac is easy, but there arent enough mac users to justify time spent mac a Mac virus, when you can simply write one that will infect many more PC's, once again by people being careless and stupid. Apple rips off its customers over and over, but they sell because they are "cool"
The "security through obscurity" myth has been debunked many many times. If it has a CPU, people will try to hack it, especially if its security is so touted. As many hackers would love to take credit for creating the world's first real Mac virus and shut Mac users up, market share has nothing to do with it, especially with Apple sales increasing every year. Before OS X, there WERE viruses for Macs, but Apple was smart and rebuilt their entire OS around a Unix-like kernel.
there was not many programs that actually used the mouse at that time, i only had 1 called dazzle draw, an early paint app. And as for the monitor, some people used their TV's like an atari
This was my first computer and we spent about $2000 for it since we also got an ImageWriter printer and a green monochrome monitor with it. Oddly 25 years later and the prices are nearly the same!
Idk , I got an 8yo computer that is still fast with vista. Granted tho in its day it was a several thousand dollar server. I think todays servers are going to be main stream home computers in only 7 to 8 years time.
Wow, though I grew up in the 90s I was always fascinated with the cream colored plastic computers of the 80s. And their operating system. I have windows 1 running in virtual pc right now. Very good video, its a relic.
$1300 wasn't a bad deal for what it was back then but then of course you could have gotten a C64 for $399 or a TRS-80 color computer 2 for $159 to $259 back in 1984.
So yah apple always was a little high but it still was cheaper then a fully decked out IBM which could run up to 4K.
I just got one of these from my uncle, wow
JacobLukeWood 6 days ago
@JacobLukeWood Score.
31337H4x0r89 6 days ago
You can even hook a mouse up to it? Well, sign me the fuck up.
killersammy1 1 month ago
Now comes the real magic, you can type at home.
wordhaspass 2 months ago
You gotta wonder if the bag is what the girls in anime use to hide their hammers. ;)
Kazuo1G 3 months ago
Monitor and Mouse is optional
How the hell am I meant to do anything without a monitor?
crocodile2006 3 months ago
I want that black hole bag!
nicolunacba 3 months ago
About time I bought myself one I think.
er10b 4 months ago
You could get so many iPod touches with $1300, which are so much better :)
MylesSeahawk25 5 months ago
BUT - WILL IT BLEND?!
thecrapyone 5 months ago 6
Monitor optional ? What did you need to Jack into the matrix to use it?
Zoomer30 5 months ago
@Zoomer30 these old computers had basically what is now known as an AV jack for the monitor. You could connect them upto your TV and use that as the screen
shuntedbywing 4 months ago
Apple was a cock back then, and they're still fucking the public to this very day.
skekze 5 months ago
I think I had a Commodore 64 back then. Now I have a i7 quadcore 2.2Ghz Macbook Pro.
ShutUpAndListen79 6 months ago
@ShutUpAndListen79 why?? because mac are better then windows? have even have windows??
I have windows 7 and it runs smooth and fast.
ThePatrykfilm9000 5 months ago
There is no change in the price Mac desktops are around $1300
iamwilliam2012 6 months ago
holy f*cking sh*t I can Add a f*cking mouse =D
micajoeh 6 months ago
LOL "for under 1300 dollars"
MHRCODProductions 6 months ago
Check the comments on my channel about the Pre-January 8th version of Inception.
jamestargetedindiv 6 months ago
i had this!! hahahahah!!!!
alphatan2 7 months ago
damn....pulled out a BRICK! XD
coolsims94 7 months ago
I got one of those sitting in the closet actually.
lol
johnthefist 7 months ago
Pcs are like $299.00 now I remember when they were For a window 98 pc was like $2,000.00
rockingryder 8 months ago
Sure, it's easy to laugh and scoff at this. I mean, $1300 for a dinosaur and it doesn't even include a monitor & mouse. But then, that was in 1984. A very different time when computers were not in every home. (There was a time when a basic calculator cost over $700). New technology always starts expensive, but gets cheap very shortly. DVD player in '99 was $850. Plasma TV today is around $700, but in 10 years will likely only be $250 or so.
Timbrock1000 8 months ago
I would rather buy the bag because has sooo much space!:D
TimeTravelingTardis 8 months ago 3
@TimeTravelingTardis Bigger on the inside, innit? ;D
taitaisanchez 8 months ago
whats the graphics card? =D
pjwm12 9 months ago
Ummmmm.... an apple ][e would not fit in that bag.
AntiAlias7141 9 months ago
You can even add a mouse!
malcommerriweather 9 months ago
Oh man. I actually remember wanting these - especially since a neighbor in the building had one for his birthday. He didn't do squat with it!! optional mouse & monitor is especially hilarious as BOTH where crazy expensive and nowhere close to being abundant in '84 let alone '87.
Jaggabone 10 months ago
In 40 years ppl will watch commercials for our Hardware and laugh in the same way.
IntenseDarknessable 10 months ago 11
holy shit i didn know it cost that much.....wow i had a commodore 128D (::
hubzcaps 11 months ago
A Gateway 450ROG can be hooked up to a TV too.
iComputer7 11 months ago
and they wonder why the Commodore 64 out sold it...
Unknownboi88 11 months ago
@Unknownboi88 Yeah, but no one wonders Commodore International's now a footnote of computing history.
taitaisanchez 8 months ago
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AppBuddy 11 months ago
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kabanchih 1 year ago
This was/is an excellent first-rate computer, and still fun as a retro item (Yeah, I have a 2nd-hand one), but really, far too expensive for the average person, who would have probably got a far-cheaper (if less powerful, though still useful) Commodore 64 or (if they lived in places like the UK) a ZX Spectrum.
MattTheSaiyan 1 year ago
shit
Jx8o5 1 year ago
"Optional monitor"
LOL yes I prefer to run my computer without a monitor too.
Tzimnewman3 1 year ago
@cloneboy2000 so does it contradict some things here? Because then it would be 4x powerful, then 8x powerful, then 16x powerful, then 32x powerful, HOW WOULD THIS WORK???? MY BRAIN HURTS! WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!
computerfreaq17 1 year ago
Everything changes except apples greed
fortunanike 1 year ago 4
:O I want that Apple IIc AND that bag!!
VideoGamingDog 1 year ago
I had one of those, it was great. Loved the 129k ram! Now I've got a i7, 8 gig ram, 2T hdd
on my HP laptop.
michael9678727 1 year ago
Anybody on an "iDevice" knows what this is? Apple is a piece of and it su
gadgetine007 1 year ago
expensive
GmRb79 1 year ago
Lol
You can take it home only 13thousand dallars!!!
daGangsta232 1 year ago
@daGangsta232 13 hundred dollars.
SuperNESFreak 1 year ago
theprof291166, See how much has changed? Nothing has changed and what do you mean be grateful? these computers were top of the line then, and top of the line today, so shut up.
siggadoraj 1 year ago
@siggadoraj dunno which time zone you got stuck in - computers evolved didn't they?
I was there when they came out - the point a lot of you are missing is back then only institutions could afford Apple computers, now anyone can have one. The price/performance ration has drastically changed.
theprof291166 10 months ago
@theprof291166 I meant Price performance RATIO sorry.
theprof291166 10 months ago
I bought a used Nissan Maxima that I drive everyday for 12 hundred. Damn, computers were expensive back then.
Yobachi2007 1 year ago
Wow! This Apple is the way of the future! And look at all those top-of-the-line features for only a scant $1300!!! I'd pay that and throw in a quart of blood for 2mhz and 129 k RAM! SHIT!
DirtyOldMuthaScratch 1 year ago
what dose it do i s aquestion
Geno11116 1 year ago
@Geno11116 Stupd
sparkey989 1 year ago
omg thats stupid wow a key board connected to the computer/ (tv) lol i have the i mac way better..... not really jkjkjkjkjkjkjk!!!!!!!!!
28smitty101 1 year ago
KIDS have it good
i wish i was younger so i could be a kid when iAWSOME will come out with holagrams and all that good shit
i wounder if ill be like my dad and wont be able to ever use it right?
Mangiaj 1 year ago
$1300 dollars in 1984 is like $2,600 now.
tripjet999 1 year ago
lol my grandfather had an old computer like this that he hooked a black and white tv up to
618wood 1 year ago
So Old LOL
DjDreamOfficial 1 year ago
My friend's dad used to have one of these. He still keeps the box to keep stuff in.
16mmDJ 1 year ago
wow!
8110charlie 1 year ago
The price always falls... Computers might be $20 in the future.
Ffiti2 1 year ago
People at apple are rich
nuclearbigdaddy 1 year ago
Jesus that is exspensive
nuclearbigdaddy 1 year ago
i have one of those up in my attic but it dont work no more :(
appleAddict240872 1 year ago
magic! :O
MapleStoryP 1 year ago
JuSt
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Danold31wa 1 year ago
I remember like yesterday when Apple IIe was the HOT thing to have and I would have killed for one when I was a kid but I got a crappy ADAM computer instead. But the old ADAM laid a good foundation to learn on, I remember coming home from third grade in 1986 with the Apple magazine with BASIC programming codes and typing for hours to get my ADAM to do something fun and then couldn't read the program, oh how it sucked!
alwayson09 1 year ago
Yes, $1300 is expensive, in '84 that would be like $2500 today. The thing is, technology is ALWAYS expensive when it's new. But as time goes on, the price falls. My father has an old electronic calculater. Huge old thing. Paid $500 for it in '69. Today, a calculator, seldom goes over $15. DVD players once cost over $400 in 1997, today under $30. Flat-screen TV's in 1999 were 2000, today, under $500. Few years from now, a 42" plasma TV will be under $300
Timbrock1000 1 year ago 6
@Timbrock1000 very true
alfredyu 1 year ago
You got it nice! I still have an Altair 8800. I feel offended lol.
whiteechidna 1 year ago
that things a dinosaur
KathrynD85 1 year ago
lol
guitarherolegend777 2 years ago
rofl nice one
xleo21 2 years ago
any idea who directed this? or who shot it?
bigrussthefusss 2 years ago
omg 13 hunderd$
blondaa880 2 years ago 2
1,300$
kotopro12 2 years ago
Apple is not keeping up with the commodore!
:D
c64 FOREVER!!!
cyrixproductions 2 years ago 2
how would you know it's garbage? you weren't even born yet!! lol
mackawy 2 years ago 4
Even a mouse? :D
TrapezoidalDinosaur 2 years ago 2
lol, wow they can fit all that in a laptop bag! xD
nickjuly4A 2 years ago
$1300 dollars in 1984 is approx $3700 today - and for that you get the top of the range 8 core power macs, not a 65c02 8bit processor running at 2mhz with 129 k ram. See how much has changed? Be grateful kids...
theprof291166 2 years ago 84
But back then, 2MHz was fast.
smedly500 2 years ago 4
yes it was - twice as fast as a standard apple II with 1 mhz!
Games went like a rocket. This was the days when a doubling of clock speed meant literally double the performance. That doesn't happen now.
theprof291166 2 years ago 2
then wat the hell was slow is it just hertz before mhz shivers i am grateful but soo want to see one of thease and the macintosh
comneard2 2 years ago
@theprof291166 What? Its changed no shit. Still the fucked up price for macs today is foolish. Only idiots would pay so much.
Ranger360counterstrk 1 year ago
@theprof291166 it doesn't matter how powerful it is because the satisfaction your generation got from that computer isn't any less than the satisfaction our generation is getting from these "more powerful" computers, we get the same level of fulfillment from these computers as you did because you guys didn't know of anything before the apple II that was that powerful just as we dont know anything before the powermac of today that's this powerful i dont know how to explain it in a shorter way lol
bodyboarder3452 1 year ago
@bodyboarder3452 Interesting point you have there. However we were always a bit aware that it didn't really do what we wanted. As I grew up the computers got better, so there was a period, in the 90s when macs got not only useful, but really amazing. I can't tell you how exciting it was to be let loose on Photoshop 2.0 on a Macintosh, back in 1993. That was seriously cool. Now its boring because its everywhere, and far too easy.
theprof291166 1 year ago
@theprof291166 sorry i probably read in too deeply to the "be grateful kids" part lol
bodyboarder3452 1 year ago
@theprof291166 more like $2500. my alienware (the mercedes benz of computers) was about $2000 in 2007 and it's got vista, a quad core processor, and awesome performance. lol.
whattheheck1000 1 year ago
@whattheheck1000 I don't know what the rest of the conversation was about but Alienware is more the 'Dodge' or 'Pontiac' of computer's compared to Apple's 'Mercedes-Benz'. But anyway...
rocketboom324 1 year ago
@rocketboom324 i thought this sucker was top of the line...
whattheheck1000 1 year ago
@theprof291166 I agree, we have come a long long way.
adryanv 1 year ago
@theprof291166 Yet the IIc boots faster
sundhaug92 10 months ago
@theprof291166 I'M A KID AND IM NOT GRATEFUL
WindowsLover6767 6 months ago
@WindowsLover6767 Well you should be whether you like it or not.
halcaannen 5 months ago in playlist 1980's Television Commericals
@halcaannen Sorry, but... No. ;) Computers today SUCK. (That means I want an Apple //c.) I GET WHAT I WANT.
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lol 13.000 for less prossesing power than one of those free with 2 yr agreement Nokia fliphones
VideoGamePlayer12 2 years ago
You are an idiot aren't you?
DPBdandan139 2 years ago
no.
VideoGamePlayer12 2 years ago
Well why did you answer a rhetorical question then? You clearly are.
DPBdandan139 2 years ago
Courtesy of the Inflation calculator,
What cost $1300 in 1984 would cost $2660.41 in 2008.
Also, if you were to buy exactly the same products in 2008 and 1984,
they would cost you $1300 and $632.19 respectively.
ihatestupidsignups 2 years ago 2
I think this Apple would be more cost efficient back then, since there is no need for monitor, TVs were every where in the 80s, so one less component to buy. But, the mouse thing... it is a little silly now, but back then it was luxury.
iCamiloTV 2 years ago 3
i can even add a mouse?! Thats crazy!
airplanefrk47 2 years ago 3
lol monitor and mouse optional
micajoeh 2 years ago 54
Back then people used to use the jedi force to move the mouse pointer.
TheCheshireCat86 1 year ago
@micajoeh LOL, like a PC...
NLS87 1 year ago
@micajoeh , well , you can use oscilloscope or any anothel display , mouse is optional to use at 80th at all ,
iEugene1994 6 months ago
1300.00 is a steal. I can take this baby home, put a nice wig on top, put some lipstick on this damn thing and call it my wife. Get my fuckn dinner bitch.....Ahhhh, and she wont say a damn thing. Sorry blow up dolls because theres a substitute called, THE APPLE 2
linkpluss 2 years ago 5
1300.00 to take this shit home!!!! THAT AINT MAGIC, ITS A CURSED SPELL
linkpluss 2 years ago
In 1984 it was magic.
whattheheck1000 2 years ago 5
i have the Apple II GS <3
firewurker 2 years ago
i like to pee on things
p1netree 2 years ago 5
i love the sound effects when they drop things in and the music
TechForThought 2 years ago
Aside from a stabler Unix-like OS, there are also less conflicts between it, the hardware and the software. With a Windows box, you're potentially dealing with 3 different companies if there's an issue, all blaming each other for it. And if you do need support from Apple, it's from someone in CA who actually speaks English. All this is well worth the investment to me. You get what you pay for. I used Windows for years and years, and Mac OS is the answer to my prayers.
oneironaut420 2 years ago
See, I've actually used both platforms for a significant amount of time, not just fiddling with a friend's or messing around in an Apple store. I've used both for work and privately and there are simply fewer headaches with a Mac. I know a bit about the history of these OSes and a bit about hackers and I know that there is a HUGE incentive to be the first one to write a Mac virus. If you could, I bet you'd love to write it yourself, no? Some hackers are Mac haters too, but so far no dice.
oneironaut420 2 years ago
Linux:)
Sotacap 2 years ago
Obviously, no OS is totally impervious, but even the limited threats to Macs don't result in the breakdown of the entire system. Linux-derived OSes are simply more stable and secure. Maybe you should learn a little something about the differences in computer operating systems. And if you think that Macs are overpriced, you haven't used one. To get a suite of programs comparable to iLife and a webcam of the same high quality as the iSight, you'd spend about as much.
oneironaut420 2 years ago
Windows is safer than it used to be, but what they should have done when they had the chance was ditch the Win32 platform in favor of an NT-based client and server that did not have to run legacy applications natively. Apple was smart and rebuilt their whole OS from scratch with a large helping of public code developed over years that was proven reliable. OS 9 was a joke. That's why there USED to be more viruses for Macs, but not anymore.
oneironaut420 2 years ago
Mac OS X, Linux, FreeBSD and most Unix-derived systems are stabler because they were designed for multi-user environments and so they have security layered throughout the OS. Microsoft OSes began with no security because they were originally intended for single users. Security measures have been bolted on, but it's the difference between having a house with locked doors and windows and a house where everyone room in the house is locked up too.
oneironaut420 2 years ago
Thats not true at all what makes a system stable is the different factors in the machine. Security has nothing to do with stability. Security is relative, since there are so many programs and apps running there are bound to be wholes, like through a browser. The main point im making is that macs are OVERPRICED PC's. They are no more secure than a PC's who's owner is careful and doesnt do anything stupid.
CommonM1stak3 2 years ago
Apple themselves also says that you should still run anti virus software on Mac's. If they cant be infected or hack whats the need? Because they can be and this way they cant be sued should someone try for false advertisement of simply call them on the BULLSHIT that are Mac ads, they say, "you dont need to worry about viruses or anti virus software...
CommonM1stak3 2 years ago
that an outrage it costs to much
larewwedxhhh19 2 years ago
hush now kids...
jeexbit 2 years ago
i want one of these bags
fairyheli2 2 years ago
Apple IIc was awesome! I learned how to program in BASIC when I was like 8.
Don't ask me to remember now though.
HappyPepper 2 years ago
Apple rule. Always have. Always will.
EvilPinkBunnyRabbits 2 years ago
had one of those in school it it a good computer and easy to run software but 1300 lol man i would pay that.
firecad2006 2 years ago
Macs are still over priced junk, there just really shiny
CommonM1stak3 2 years ago
PCs are cheap tat that FAIL regularly.... FAIL.
visage808 2 years ago
No people are just too stupid to use them, and do you realize that your fantastic macs use PC parts, they just charge more, the diffence between when a PC "fails" and by that ill assume you mean crash a PC can recover from it and quickly with a Mac they can't ive tried it! PC do not fail as much as people assume, your mac offers no more than my pc!
CommonM1stak3 2 years ago
My 8 year old sister can operate a Macbook better than our old PC, the thing would freeze, and you would get the "not responding" message 3 times a day. This mac is much faster. Its an all around better buy.
morganbuddy 2 years ago
calm down, its okay, they are what some might call, "designer computers" that some people feel provide a more intuitive, easier to use computer system than PCs do, and those people don't mind paying a controversial price to buy them because they feel its worth it compared to buying a PC. There's no hatred, no need to be derogatory, it is just a matter of preference. And if you would rather use a PC than a Mac, than you certainly have the right to, and Mac users will do the same.
johnblack627 2 years ago
That's not a Mac. It's an Apple.
samgod 2 years ago
wanna know why they cost more, because bill gates got lucky. some rich guy funded him and made his computer better known. because we are humans we use what we know and easier to purchase(less money). now, macs are making a huge comeback dispite microsofts head start. macs have always been better than pcs as far as software and hardware go
soccerrocksx3 2 years ago
You my sad little friend are a dumb ass people use what makes sense, meaning not spending absurd amounts of money on overpriced PC parts! Or did you think that Macs used special parts that no one else used? Your argument proves you know nothing about computers because they are not making a "comeback" they only represent about 10% of the computer market, they offer little to no upgrades after you leave the over priced boutiques that Mac stores are.
CommonM1stak3 2 years ago
i dont know about you bu i am willing to pay more for higher quality programming. the reason i say they are making a comeback is my school is no longer buying windows and they are only buying macs. just a few years ago, i didn't see a sing mac in my whole school and not one student had one. now half or more of them do. i even know of a school that gives out macs for students to use for the year
soccerrocksx3 2 years ago
Stop talking you know nothing about Computers, Macs do not have better programming than Microsoft, Hence why the US govt. uses PCs and yes some schools do use Macs but those are rich suburban schools where the wealthier live and can afford useless stuff like Macs. Just becuase people have them doesnt mean that there better its simply a way for kids and people concerned with looks rather than power, so they can say look at my $1200 Mac!
CommonM1stak3 2 years ago
or they could be like me and not have to get a new computer every couple of years because of constant crashes, freezing, and unresponsive programs. my mac works just like when i got it, 2 years ago, and only has programs crash when i am running 20 at once. we had 4 pcs in my house, they all are really slow and have to be constantly scanned for the numerous viruses. we have used norton and ez security. neither held out the viruses. my mac has never gotten a virus.
soccerrocksx3 2 years ago
My old HP pc is 6 years old and plays the latest games at at least medium settings. Stop browsing risky porn sites and downloading corrupt files, i dont run any anti virus because i dont need it. I dont know any one thats had a Mac for more than 4 years and still loves it, because they crap out and become outdated and upgradeable . And Macs can still get viruses a hacker got into a Mac book air in 10 seconds through safari hows that good programming?
CommonM1stak3 2 years ago
we don't go on sites like that, or atleast i and my parents don't, 3 of the 4 computers were my parents and mine. i know of someone who had an ibook for 6 years(bought when it came out) and now has a macbook pro. never had a virus still worked great when he was done with it. got the pro for better ram memory and screen size
soccerrocksx3 2 years ago
And how much did that cost? oh and dont drop it either you break the screen it costs 800 bucks and they dont cover it even if you buy the protection plan! happen to a friend mine broke and Toshiba fixed it for FREE!
CommonM1stak3 2 years ago
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soccerrocksx3 2 years ago
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yes applecare sucks but if you get it from somewhere like Best Buy, like me, they cover more for less money.
soccerrocksx3 2 years ago
Actually, Macs have a very dedicated user base that has always used them for far longer than 4 years, and they do have generally higher resale value. ÅLL computers become outdated at some point. And no one said that Macs are impenetrable, but there are no viruses in the wild for Macs, though there used to be before OS X. That's because OS X is based on a secure Unix-like platform, which was designed with security measures layered throughout it.
oneironaut420 2 years ago
Also, the Macbook was not infected by a virus. It was a Trojan which was only successful during a competition and which still required the user to choose to download it. It was thwarted rather quickly by Apple. You'd think that if hacking a Mac were so easy, at least one glory-seeking hacker would have already taken the prize for creating the first real Mac virus by now, shutting Mac users up once and for all. It's been tried, and it hasn't happened. This is because the OS is stabler.
oneironaut420 2 years ago
Macs are stable because they control what goes into them... PC's become unstable when people fuck with them and dont know what they are doing. Windows also thwarts virus quickly i havent had one on my PC. Hacking a Mac is easy, but there arent enough mac users to justify time spent mac a Mac virus, when you can simply write one that will infect many more PC's, once again by people being careless and stupid. Apple rips off its customers over and over, but they sell because they are "cool"
CommonM1stak3 2 years ago
The "security through obscurity" myth has been debunked many many times. If it has a CPU, people will try to hack it, especially if its security is so touted. As many hackers would love to take credit for creating the world's first real Mac virus and shut Mac users up, market share has nothing to do with it, especially with Apple sales increasing every year. Before OS X, there WERE viruses for Macs, but Apple was smart and rebuilt their entire OS around a Unix-like kernel.
oneironaut420 2 years ago
Just because the U.S. Government uses PCs, it doesn't necessarily mean it's better.
The Government has a nasty habit of getting something at the lowest possible bid.
Watcher3223 2 years ago
same
PandaJack555 2 years ago
Interestingly enough, I'm now using a Mac Mini that's also easy to hook up to a TV - a 1080p Sony 40 inch LOL.
zaphraud 2 years ago
that music reminds me of an old porno film...
peppoj 2 years ago
Apple made the best commercials back in the day.
youtubbs67 2 years ago 4
you can even add a mouse...oh they so funny
airplanefrk47 2 years ago
haha lmao
"You can take it home for just $1300!!
thats still expensive now :S
iceeboylewis 2 years ago
1,300 is magic? Jesus that still expensive.
CinemaGaming 3 years ago
DAMN $1,300 in 1984? thats soooo expensive i have the brand new apple and it wasnt much more than that
greekgod522 3 years ago
well, in 1984 this was the "brand new apple".
V3rbat1m 3 years ago 2
$1,300! Jesus that was expensive. Still is!
northwestmike 3 years ago
Thirteen-hundred fucking dollars.
matttheman597 3 years ago 3
you can even add a mouse hahahahaha
7bse 3 years ago 2
mouse and monitor are optional???? lol
beefy7147 3 years ago
there was not many programs that actually used the mouse at that time, i only had 1 called dazzle draw, an early paint app. And as for the monitor, some people used their TV's like an atari
daratbastid 3 years ago
Thanks for the vid.
This was my first computer and we spent about $2000 for it since we also got an ImageWriter printer and a green monochrome monitor with it. Oddly 25 years later and the prices are nearly the same!
felixperro 3 years ago
i have one with that exact case
AFNYOAQIS 3 years ago
*buys*
*looks at bill*
"1300$"
*AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH*
Kargaroc286 3 years ago 2
wow only 1300 dollars!
redfusiond 3 years ago
You know, by 2013 the computer we use today is going to be history like C64 and Apple II
starkist1480 3 years ago 3
I meant 2030 not 2013
starkist1480 3 years ago 3
its ok, your computer you're using right now WILL be obsolete by 2013, I guarantee it.
neogeon 3 years ago 4
My computer will be 6 y/o on December 10, 2013, not quite obsolete, but getting close.
whattheheck1000 3 years ago
I give my laptop 6 months tops. I'm already building it's replacement but it won't be ready before this computer is obsolete.
felinoid 3 years ago
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but in 2o31 we are going to be slaves of giygas and cthulhu, only mha boi cand defeat them before they destroy the worlds cities
sinisterzerpent 3 years ago
my one is already histery i got a compaq with windows 1.0
PHONECRZY 3 years ago
Idk , I got an 8yo computer that is still fast with vista. Granted tho in its day it was a several thousand dollar server. I think todays servers are going to be main stream home computers in only 7 to 8 years time.
Foxontherun2 3 years ago
The guy who does the voiceover for this ad sounds like the guy who recorded the audio tutorials for Apple's VoiceOver screenreader for Mac OS 10.4
Lachlant1984 3 years ago
Wow, though I grew up in the 90s I was always fascinated with the cream colored plastic computers of the 80s. And their operating system. I have windows 1 running in virtual pc right now. Very good video, its a relic.
BorkGonsam 3 years ago
$1300 wasn't a bad deal for what it was back then but then of course you could have gotten a C64 for $399 or a TRS-80 color computer 2 for $159 to $259 back in 1984.
So yah apple always was a little high but it still was cheaper then a fully decked out IBM which could run up to 4K.
Membrane556 3 years ago