January 24:

The Macintosh — or “Mac” — was introduced on January 24, 1984. The first commercially successful personal computer to use a mouse and to use images on its screen instead of text to interface with users.

From Apple’s website today:

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Click here to read about a presentation by Steve Jobs from when celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Mac.

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