1993

*January 20: 42nd U.S. president Bill Clinton is inaugurated.
*January 23: Elmer Baum, the first seed investor of the Apple Computer Company, passes away.
*February 1: The Macintosh Performa 250 is released internationally outside of the United States.
*February 9: The LaserWriter Select 300 and 310 are announced at Macworld Expo Tokyo; the 300 is available immediately.
*February 10: The Macintosh Color Classic, Centris 650, and Quadra 800 are released.
*March 13: The Apple Company Store is opened at the new 1 Infinite Loop campus.
*March 15: The Macintosh LC II is discontinued.
*March 24: ClarisWorks 2.0 is released for classic Mac OS.
*April 5: Apple Computer applies for the "MessageSlate" trademark for an unreleased tablet computer that it has in development.
*April 12: The Macintosh Performa 430 and 450 are released with System 7.1P2
*May 10-14: The 1993 Worldwide Developers Conference is held at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center in California.
*June 3-5: The 1993 Apple Expo is held in Lyon, France.
*June 18: John Sculley resigns as CEO of Apple and is replaced by Michael Spindler.
*June 28: The Macintosh Performa 520 is released in Japan.
*July 29: The Macintosh Quadra 840AV is released.
*August 3: The first MessagePad running Newton OS is released during Macworld Expo in Boston. The 3rd-party Sharp Expert Pad PI-7000 is also announced.
*August 16: The PowerBook 165 is released, superseding the PowerBook 160.
*September 13: The Macintosh Classic II is discontinued.
*September 15-18: The Fall 1993 Apple Expo is held in Puteaux, France.
*September 23: Al Eisenstat is laid off as general counsel of Apple Computer, to be succeeded by Edward B. Stead.
*October 1: The Macintosh Performa 275 is released in Japan.
*October 4: System 7.1.1 is released and marketed as "System 7 Pro".
*October 15: John Sculley resigns as chairman of the Apple Board of Directors.
*October 18: The Macintosh LC III+ is released. The Macintosh Performa 410, 460, 475 and 550 are released with System 7.1P3. The Macintosh Performa 200, 400, and 600 are discontinued.
*October 19: Apple Computer releases the LaserWriter Pro 810.
*October 21: The LaserWriter Select 360, the Macintosh Color Classic II, the Macintosh LC 475, the Macintosh Quadra 605, 610, and 650, and the PowerBook Duo 250 and 270c are released. The Macintosh Centris 610 and 650, and the PowerBook Duo 210 are discontinued.
*October 25: The Macintosh TV is released.
*October 30: A ROM upgrade to Newton OS 1.1 becomes available for the original MessagePad through Apple Authorized Service Providers.
*December 14: Early Macintosh developer Macromedia raises about US$27 million from its initial public offering on the NASDAQ stock exchange.
===Hardware===
*February 10: The Macintosh LC III, Centris 610, 650 and PowerBook 165c are released.
*March 22: The Apple Workgroup Server 80 and 95 are released.
*June 7: The PowerBook 145B and 180c are released.
*June 28: The Macintosh LC 520 is released.
*July 26: The Apple Workgroup Server 60 is released.
*July 29: The Macintosh Centris 660AV and Quadra 840AV are released.
*The AppleDesign Powered Speakers are released.
*The PowerCD is released.