![]() ![]() Richard Shaffer, publisher of Computer Letter, comments on the Apple-IBM alliance: It’s like a surfer girl marrying a banker.Īugust 1991: Steve Jobs agrees with his NeXT company advisers to port the NeXTSTEP operating system to the Intel 80 x 86 architecture.Īugust 20 1991: Apple Computer and Adobe Systems sign a letter of intent for Apple to include Adobe’s font technology in future System 7 operating system.Īugust 28, 1991: The first email message is sent from space to Earth, sent by the crew of space shuttle STS-43 Atlantis, using a Macintosh Portable computer and AppleLink software. ![]() July 3, 1991: Apple Computer and IBM sign a technology sharing agreement, to integrate the Mac into IBM’s enterprise systems, to allow future RISC-based Macs to use IBM’s Power PC chip, to work together on common multimedia standards, and to co-operatively produce a new object-oriented operating system. Mai 1991: Apple begins distributing test versions of QuickTime to software developers. Mai 1991: Apple Computer announces QuickTime software, for integration of dynamic media for Macintosh computers. Mai 1991: Apple releases the Apple Stylewriter, a modified Canon BubbleJet ink jet printer, using new TrueType font technology. New features include drag and drop, networking, file sharing, task switching, document linking, and virtual memory Mai 1991: Apple ships its System 7.0 Macintosh operating system, two years after its announcement, for US$100. (See also March 6, 1991).Īpril 12, 1991:Apple Computer’s John Sculley demonstrates to IBM engineers an IBM PS/2 Model 70 running Apple’s Pink object-oriented operating system, appearing to be Apple’s System 7.0 operating system. Best Business Program: Microsoft Windows 3.0.Īpril 1991:In the lawsuit of Apple Computer versus Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard, Apple broadens its suit to include Windows 3.0. Best Consumer Program: GeoWorks Ensemble. Winners include: Lifetime Achievement Award: Steve Wozniak. March 18, 1991: In San Francisco, California, the Software Publisher’s Association holds its Spring Symposium, including the Excellence in Software Awards ceremony. The judge agrees to Microsoft’s request to consider the copyright issue feature-by-feature, rather than on the basis of overall look and feel. He also rejects Microsoft’s argument that portions of Windows are covered by the 1985 license from Apple. March 6, 1991: In the lawsuit of Apple Computer versus Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard, Federal District Court Judge Vaughn Walker in San Francisco denies Hewlett-Packard’s request to declare Apple’s copyrights invalid. March 1991: Apple Computer ships first TrueType fonts for the Macintosh. March 1991: Apple discontinues the Macintosh IIcx computer. January 1991:Apple discontinues the Macintosh Portable computer.įebruary 11 1991:Apple announces introduction of a revised portable computer with backlighting. June 1990: Apple Computer announces that Claris shares would not be offered to the public, but that Claris would become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Apple Computer. ![]() May 18, 1990:An Apple Macintosh with red diskette appears a few times. March 23, 1990: US District Court Judge Vaughn Walker throws out five of six claims in Xerox’ suit against Apple Computer, claiming infringement of the Star’s system. The new model features a 0 processor, 68882 math coprocessor, 4 MB RAM, 80 MB hard drive, 1.4 MB SuperDrive, 32 kB cache, 44.1 kHz stereo audio, and choice of 8-bit to 24-bit graphics. March 1990: Apple introduces the Macintosh IIcx at US$9800. January 1990: Apple discontinues the Macintosh II computer. (See also the timeline of the first years of the company: Years 1970 – 1989) Apple History 1990 History of Apple: 1990-1992 – Most Significant Events
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