what is apple macintosh
For other uses, see McIntosh (disambiguation). The Macintosh (/ËmÃ¦káµ»ntÉÊ/ MAK-in-tosh; (branded as Mac since 1998) is a series of personal computers (PCs) designed, developed, and marketed by Apple Inc. Steve Jobs introduced the original Macintosh computer on January 10, 1984.
Apple considered shortening Macintosh to MAC, which would stand forMouse-Activated Computer outside the company, and Meaningless Acronym Computer internally. However, in late March 1983, Apple managed to license the rights to the name and in 1986 purchased the trademark outright.