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The Apple Macintosh Computer, 2005.
A description of the development and significance of the Apple Macintosh computer.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 3 sources, $ 71.95
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This paper discusses the birth of the Macintosh computer, growing out of the ingenuity of one man who believed there was a market for home computing systems in the United States and that there was a better way for individuals to be capable of communicating, as businesses had previously discovered. The paper describes the growth of the Macintosh industry.
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"Jobs desired a much stronger showing for the Macintosh. Within 74 days there were 50,000 Macintosh computers sold at a cost of $2,495. This interest in the Macintosh system was not considered excessive by industry standards, but Jobs still had other ideas to expand on the original system. The system included an MC68000 CPU at 8 Mhz. It had a 128k memory, with 2 serial ports and weighed 16.5 pounds. From the Lisa system it had taken the memory and multitasking features, and it was enhanced in 1985 with a laser writer printer and Aldus page maker desktop publisher 6."
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Macintosh OS: Past and Present, 2002.
A study of Apple computer's Macintosh innovative operating systems.
1,480 words (approx. 5.9 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 48.95
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This paper traces the history of the numerous operating systems that Macintosh has designed over the years. It examines the early versions of the operating system and provides an overview of its new model, Jaguar. The paper includes the history of the company, the technical progression of the software innovation, and proclaims that the Macintosh will over come the PC market domination.
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"Through the years Macintosh has introduced many operating systems, commencing with the Lisa Program and now with the latest system known as Jaguar, which was unveiled in August 2002. With each system Macintosh seeks to improve upon and fix problems incurred with a previous system. Additionally, technological advancements make it impossible for one single operating system to satisfy the needs of the people over an extended period of time. Macintosh began as a small company in the 1970?s and now has blossomed into one of the best-known computer manufacturers in the world."
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Macintosh, 2002.
A study of the Apple Macintosh personal computer.
1,060 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 37.95
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This paper examines the historical personal computer, the Apple Macintosh. It describes the innovative operating system that set the user interface standard in most personal computers today. The paper demonstrates how Microsoft adapted the Apple?s industrial design in its Windows operating systems. The paper provides the history of the Macintosh and it's revolutionary hierarchical file system.
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"Macintosh computers have been around for quite some time. This operating system is now familiar to most computer users today. Macintosh was Windows before Bill Gates, in a manner of speaking. Both the user interface and the hierarchical file system are similar. Like any operating systems, there are pros and cons to Macintosh.
Macintosh was first introduced to the computer world in 1984. The first system favored stability over functionality. Each system upgrade brought about more and more functionality. The main objective of the operating system was to allow a better manageability to compensate for the absence of a hard disk on the first models. Microsoft Windows came out the following year."
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Apple Macintosh and IBM, 2007.
This paper traces the evolution of the Apple Macintosh versus IBM-compatible PCs and Microsoft Windows.
1,469 words (approx. 5.9 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 48.95
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The paper describes the origination of the Apple Macintosh versus the first IBM Personal Computer and explains that they couldn't be more divergent from each other. The paper compares their designs and their differing approaches to persuading software companies to write applications. The paper looks at Microsoft's success but shows how Apple's market share has stabilized and stayed constant near 10% of the total PC market. The paper concludes that while Apple's success today is in large part due to their iPod and iTunes product and service offerings, Apple continues to be a brand that signifies the brand image and identity this company has become known for.
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Product Specifications Quickly Fade as Differentiators
Design as a Differentiator
What Matters Most: The Operating Systems
Software Rules
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"The first Apple Macintosh was by today's standards not that much more powerful than standard calculators. Based on the Motorola 68000 processor with a system bus speed of 8 MHz system bus speed, with 128K Standard RAM, an additional 128K Motherboard RAM, 3.5" diskette drive, and a 9" monochrome screen all packaged in a beige case the first Apple Macintosh looked revolutionary. Selling for $2,500 however the Mac quickly began to gain interest from software programmers interested in the new computer's approach to graphics. The Motorola 68000 processor was specifically chosen for its ability to be programmed at the Assembler level for greater control of graphics."
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The Apple Macintosh Computer, 2007.
This paper looks at the development and significance of the Apple Macintosh computer.
2,244 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 69.95
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In this article the writer looks at how the Mac revolutionized relations between people and computers. The writer discusses the development of the Apple Macintosh Computer, as well as its historical significance. Specifically, the paper traces the rise of the Mac from the first crude conceptions of an "integrated" and user-friendly computer in the 1970s to its dramatic explosion upon the scene in early 1984 to its gradual evolution ever since. In so doing, the paper emphasizes the incremental nature of Mac's maturation over time and how the new product debilitated the old print publishing industry by giving ordinary citizens access to tools once wholly the preserve of "big-city" publishing and printing houses. Finally, and most importantly, the paper touches upon what the Mac has meant to "people/computer" relations over the last 22 years. The writer maintains that the Mac has brought hi-tech into the typical home and made computers, quite literally, a part of the family.
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"1979 constitutes the great leap forward for Apple and for personal computer technology. As mentioned above, 1979 was the year wherein Apple employee Jef Raskin suggested to his superiors that Apple create a new "all-in-one" computer capable of reaching out to the average person. By September of that year, approximately four months after Raskin's initial proposal, the company's board has approved a research project centered on Raskin's idea. Shortly thereafter, Jobs and the company's lead software engineer, Bill Atkinson, visit Xerox's PARC lab in Palo Alto, California, and come up with some ideas that will prove critical in the maturation of the still-embryonic Macintosh (it may be inferred that Jobs and Atkinson saw the applicability of visual icons to their own computer design when examining Xerox's products, but the source does not make an explicit linkage). In any case, May of the following year sees Apple boldly announce at the National Computer Conference that it has come up with something called the Apple III - a new operating system with a "built-in" disk controller and peripheral slots."
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Apple Computers and Popular Culture, 2004.
Examines the influence of Apple Computers (Macintosh) on popular culture.
1,058 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 37.95
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Apple Computer, Inc., is recognized worldwide for creating powerful solutions that are based on user-friendly personal computers, servers, peripherals, software, personal digital assistants, and Internet content. This paper shows how Apple has had a profound influence on popular culture as well. It explains how Macintosh users are not just users, they are devotees who use the computer to express their beliefs on the relationship between technology and society; they believe the Mac is not simply an object by which to think, it is a spiritual path to a future where technology and humans co-exist in harmony.
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"As one computer commentator asserts, ?Apple never pretended to be just another Silicon Valley start-up?it sold itself as the great hope of the counterculture? (Lam Pp). When Apple introduced the iMac, it captivated consumers, in fact, approximately one-third of those who bought iMacs had never owned a computer before (Fishman Pp). These first-timers were motivated to purchase their first computer because of the image that the iMac conveyed ? its colors, approachability, and simplicity (Fishman Pp). Apple was the first manufacturer to produce a computer in a rainbow of colors and the iMac instantly won a spot in popular culture and came to represent all turn-of-the-century computers (Fishman Pp)."
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Microsoft and Apple: A Comparison and Contrast, 2002.
Compares and contrasts Microsoft and Macintosh computers and discusses the histories and business aspects of each company.
1,900 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 4 sources, $ 71.95
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This research paper contrasts and compares Microsoft and Apple/Macintosh computers, and discusses company histories, financial statistics on company growth and success, CEO's, organizational culture, management ideology and philosophy and business strategies.
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The Iron Age in Africa, 2006.
This paper explores the possibility of dating the early iron production in Africa.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 3 sources, $ 26.95
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The paper explains that the iron age of a nation reflects the first uses of iron by the country for any productive purpose. This may include iron forged for weaponry, cooking utensils or tools. The paper discusses how for decades, scientists and archaeologists have argued about the dates of early iron production in Africa. MacIntosh contends that iron became a part of the African culture as early as 1300 B.C., while others contend that the use of iron in Africa still cannot be dated because of the continued archaeological findings that are uncovered. The paper shows that what is evident, however, is that the iron age in Africa was concurrent with the use of stone and other materials, which is perhaps the reason that dating iron use is hard to determine.
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History of Apple Computers, 2006.
A paper tracking the Apple Computer company from its beginnings until today.
1,162 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 40.95
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This paper describes Apple Computer's journey from the first Apple system computers to today's iMacs and iPods. The paper discusses Apple's ups and downs, including the career of Steve Jobs, the successes of some Apple products and the failures of others.
Table of Contents:
The Beginning
Apple II
Apple III, Lisa and Macintosh
Jobs Loses his Job
Apple Loses out to Microsoft
The Return of Steve Jobs
Success in Digital Music Products
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"Apple Computer was in the forefront of the personal computer revolution in the 1970s and 1980s. In the period, Apple introduced the first integrated personal computer named Apple I, and other successful modes such as Apple II and Mac that set the standards of user-friendliness in PCs. Since that time, the company has seen a number of ups and downs. It has made several wrong turns, lost a significant share of the PC market, and gone into red for long periods of its operation. Apple, has, however been down but never out. It has bounced back from the brink several times by introducing innovative products such as the stylish iMac computer, the iTunes music store, and the market-leading iPod line of portable music players. Today, Apple Computer has the unique distinction of being the only surviving company from the early days of PCs. In this paper I shall trace the fascinating history of Apple Computers starting with the beginning, the introduction of Apple II, Lisa and Macintosh, Job's departure from Apple, Apple's slump, the return of Jobs and Apple's revival, and finally Apple's success in the digital music market."
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Apple Computer, 2005.
This paper discusses the history of Apple Computer based on the book "Apple Computer 2002" by Yugi Wang.
1,820 words (approx. 7.3 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 58.95
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In 1976, Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak started a company called Apple to produce and sell the computer they had designed in their spare time. This paper examines how Apple's products have defined the personal computer industry for its entire history. Most current computer products can be traced directly back to Apple and those that cannot still bear the marks of Apple's influence. It looks at how the first successful PC was the Apple II, which brought computing in to homes and schools and how the Macintosh made graphical user interfaces affordable and accessible to users outside of research laboratories.
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"For home users, Jobs positioned the iMac as a "digital hub", which would be the center for all a user's multimedia content. Apple introduced a digital music player, the iPod and a compatible music download service, the iTunes Music Store. A few months later, Apple released versions of both products that worked with Windows PCs; the iPod and iTunes quickly dominated their markets. While competing products have caught up in terms of features and price, Apple is holding on to its lead in this market."
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"The Schematics of Computation", 2005.
This paper is a chapter-by-chapter review of "The Schematics of Computation" by Vincent S. Manis and James J. Little, an introductory textbook in programming.
2,200 words (approx. 8.8 pages), 0 sources, $ 68.95
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This paper explains that, in the introductory textbook in programming "The Schematics of Computation" by Vincent S. Manis and James J. Little, the authors take the strengths of a number of different programming languages and combine them into a general language called Scheme, which incorporates the best aspects of C and C++ into a language that is more easily understood. The author points out that their language is one of the better methods of teaching programming because Scheme has minimal syntax, good support for a variety of programming paradigms including the functional, the imperative, object oriented and logic programming and can run on several operating systems including MS-DOS, Windows, Macintosh and Unix Platforms. The paper concludes that the concept of an artificial language and an artificial computer are not new, but the authors have done an excellent job of creating a beginners' language with bells and whistles not always found in some high level languages.
Table of Contents
Introduction to Programming
Basic Data types and Programming Concepts
Chapter I: Foundations for Understanding Computation and Introduce to an Artificial Programming Language Called Scheme
Chapter Two: Recursive Procedures
Chapter Three: Concepts of Text Processing, Encryption, Input/Output and Graphics
Chapter IV: List Processing Covering Structures, Quote and Symbols, Collections, Mapping, Filtering and Reduction.
Chapter V: Balances and Boxes, Mutating Data Structures, Variables that Vary
Chapter VI: Classes Delegation and Object Oriented Design
Chapter VII: Programming Languages
Chapter VIII: Databases
Chapter IX: Algorithms
Chapter X: Rule-Based Computing
Chapter XI: Machines
Chapter XII: Evaluator
Introduction to Operating Systems
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"This is the fundamental means for expressing repetition in Scheme. Recursive procedures express a way of reducing a problem in size in each recursive call until the base call is reached. There are several basic ways of using recursion these include mathematical functions like factorial and power to single repetitions. Another aspect of recursion is bisection, a recursive solution technique for mathematical equations. Multiway recursion offers a way of exploring multiple and alternative subproblems and combining the results. To test a recursive program it is best to use a small amount of test data where the results can be estimated. If the program is performing correctly the answers will fall within the accepted range of estimation, if not the results will fall outside of that range."
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Product Launching, 2002.
A discussion about factors which need to be considered before launching a new product.
1,340 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 45.95
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Developing and introducing a new product requires several marketing considerations. This paper presents the many negative factors to product development that must be dealt with. It also examines several factors that promote successful product development. Finally, product positioning and pricing are also shown to be important considerations. Microsoft and Apple-Macintosh are used as examples.
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"One of the negative factors is uncertainty. This is especially true if the product is not only a new product for the organization but also a new product for the industry. One example that shows this is the computer software industry. The uncertainty is present because of its nature as a new and pioneering industry. The industry is rapidly changing and companies in the industry must be continually innovative and make decisions based on limited information. There is no certainty in this industry that a successful company will remain successful. To give an example, we can consider Apple-Macintosh. Apple-Macintosh had first-mover advantages as the first to develop a graphical user interface and their technology was ahead of Microsoft?s, yet despite this Microsoft became the market leader. This is an example of how the maker of the best product is not necessarily the market leader in emerging industries (Burke, Condron, Conroy, Knol & Nolan.)
"The second negative is the high cost of product development. The high cost means that organizations developing new products need to get a return on investment that justifies this high cost."
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