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   Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the Macintosh

   Adam C. Engst

   On 24 January 2014, the Macintosh will celebrate its 30th anniversary,
   and I'll be curious to see if Apple itself marks the day in any notable
   way. Regardless of what the modern-day Apple does, some of the people
   behind the original Macintosh will be marking the moment on 25 January
   2014 with a special [1]Mac30th event at the Flint Center in Cupertino,
   the site of the first Mac's unveiling (unbagging, actually ' [2]watch
   the video). If you live in the San Francisco Bay Area and want to bask
   in the nostalgia, check it out.

   IFRAME: [3]http://www.youtube.com/embed/2B-XwPjn9YY

   For those who can't make it but would still like to amble back down
   memory lane, I'd encourage you to read '[4]The Mac Turns 25: Our First
   Macs' (25 January 2009) for the stories about the first Macs of the
   various members of the TidBITS staff in 2009. Numerous other outlets
   have run brief histories of the Mac; [5]CNET's piece by Dan Farber is
   particularly nice. Also, Peter Cohen has a visual look at [6]the most
   influential iterations of the Macintosh at iMore, and, as part of their
   '[7]The Mac at 30' roundup, Macworld UK has compiled [8]some of Apple's
   greatest ads, including the '1984' ad that introduced the Mac (always
   [9]worth watching again, and be sure to [10]see its 'making of' video
   too).

   IFRAME: [11]http://www.youtube.com/embed/2zfqw8nhUwA

   IFRAME: [12]http://www.youtube.com/embed/q-Ja1kmSRmo

   Anyway, [13]inspired by a September 2013 reunion event to demonstrate
   the recently restored Twiggy Mac (a rare prototype) at the Computer
   History Museum, the Mac30th event will feature three panels, each
   moderated by a well-known technology writer and featuring members of
   the original Macintosh development team and early Mac developers:
     * Conception: Moderated by John Markoff of the New York Times, this
       panel features Daniel Kottke, Larry Tesler, Marc LeBrun, and Bill
       Fernandez.
     * Birth of the Mac: Steven Levy of Wired will moderate this panel of
       Bill Atkinson, Randy Wigginton, Andy Hertzfeld, Bruce Horn, George
       Crow, and Caroline Rose.
     * Coming of Age of the Mac: Finally, this panel of Macintosh
       developers will include Charlie Jackson, Jim Rea, Heidi Roizen, Ty
       Roberts, David Bunnell, Marc Canter, Maryline Delbourg Delphis,
       Adam Hertz, and Steve Jasik, and it will be moderated by Dan Farber
       of CNET.

   Our friend Jim Rea of ProVUE Development, who's on the third panel,
   tells me that Mike Markkula, the 'adult supervision' for the early days
   of Apple Computer, is slated to be there too as part of a presentation
   honoring the original Mac team, and Steve Hayden, along with some of
   the team that created Ridley Scott's famous '1984' commercial, will be
   there to talk about its creation. The event is set to close out with a
   performance by the Macworld All Star Band, featuring Mac personalities
   Chris Breen, Paul Kent, Bob LeVitus, Chuck La Tournous, Duane Straub,
   Dave Hamilton, and Bryan Chaffin.

   Throughout, the organizers will be screening privately held videos and
   still images of documenting the events and personalities of the time,
   some of which have never been seen in public before.

   The Mac30th event doors open at 6:00 PM, with the panels starting at
   7:00 PM and running until 10:30 PM. [14]Tickets cost either $109.75 or
   $140.80 (for the good seats), and all proceeds will go to benefit
   [15]CoderDojo, a volunteer-led movement of free coding clubs for young
   people.

References

   1. http://www.mac30th.com/
   2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2B-XwPjn9YY
   3. http://www.youtube.com/embed/2B-XwPjn9YY
   4. http://tidbits.com/article/10029
   5. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57616252-37/the-macintosh-turns-30-going-the-distance/
   6. http://www.imore.com/many-faces-macintosh-which-your-favorite
   7. http://www.macworld.co.uk/mac-at-30/
   8. http://www.macworld.co.uk/feature/mac/apple-is-famous-for-its-apple-mac-adverts-watch-some-of-best-apple-ads-of-all-time-3497320/
   9. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zfqw8nhUwA
  10. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-Ja1kmSRmo
  11. http://www.youtube.com/embed/2zfqw8nhUwA
  12. http://www.youtube.com/embed/q-Ja1kmSRmo
  13. http://www.mercurynews.com/mike-cassidy/ci_24080349/cassidy-apples-mac-team-gathers-insanely-great-twiggy
  14. http://www.mac30th.com/tickets/
  15. http://coderdojo.com/

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