Macintosh II: The Mac's Major 80s Evolution

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The initial vision for Apple's Macintosh platform was to make computers accessible for the masses. But in order to grow, Apple needed to get businesses to want to use the Mac...and as such, the platform needed to evolve.

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Intro music by BoxCat Games (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/BoxCat_Games).



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