Apple introduced the Macintosh personal computer in 1984.
The Macintosh was unveiled on January 24, 1984, after a famous television commercial directed by Ridley Scott. It emphasized a graphical user interface, icons, windows, and a mouse rather than relying mainly on typed commands.
The original Macintosh used a Motorola 68000 processor and shipped with a 9-inch monochrome display. Its interface helped popularize personal-computer interaction through visual controls.
The Macintosh was not Apple’s first personal computer; the Apple II family had launched years earlier. The Macintosh instead marked Apple’s major push toward a mass-market graphical computing experience.