From the moment the public met Macintosh - introduced by an apocalyptic commercial that had a nation rubbing its eyes in astonishment - it was clear that there had never been anything like it. Its creators had been commanded to devise a personal computer that was not just good, not just great, but "insanely great"--So great that it would change the world. And it did.
Macintosh won over a fanatic cult audience with ist friendly interface, ist attention to aesthetic detail, and what could only be called ist quirky personality. It invaded not only people's offices and homes, but their minds as well. The Mac also catapulted the computer industry into an unprecedented mix of technics, economics, and show biz. Eventually, the essence of Macintosh found ist way to nearly all computers, and has fundamentally changed the way we deal with information.