On what date did Steve Jobs introduce the original Macintosh computer to the public?

Steve Jobs introduced the original Macintosh computer to the public on January 24, 1984.

The launch took place at Apple’s annual shareholders meeting in Cupertino, California. Jobs presented the Macintosh 128K, whose graphical interface, mouse, and compact all-in-one design distinguished it from many contemporary personal computers.

The introduction followed Apple’s famous “1984” television advertisement, which aired during the Super Bowl on January 22, two days before the product launch. The commercial created enormous public attention without showing the Macintosh itself in detail.

The original Macintosh used a Motorola 68000 processor and included 128 kilobytes of memory. Its graphical interface helped popularize concepts such as windows, icons, menus, and pointing devices, although the machine initially lacked a hard drive and had limited memory compared with later Macintosh models.