Happy 25th Birthday, Mac
It’s time to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the Macintosh. I was pretty young, but remember this time well. We had an Apple IIc in my house for several years before our first Mac IIsi. What a sweet machine! When Apple (the company) turned 20, they released a special edition 20th Anniversary Mac. It was pretty sweet at the time, but wholeheartedly over-priced if you’re not nuts about this kind of thing. I doubt they’ll do anything to commemorate it this year with product, but you never know.
Here is a great photo of nearly every Apple computer ever made. It’s like looking at a family photo album. 
Every once in a while I meet someone who isn’t familiar with the famous 1984 Super Bowl XVIII commercial Ridley Scott directed to launch the Mac. If you are one of those people, you need to check this out:
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Ah, those were the days. It was thrilling to break free from the Apple II series and get our first Mac. That ad is brilliant. It revolutionized the way people thought about Mac’s. I wonder whatever happened to the woman who threw the sledgehammer?
Here’s a little info about the lovely and talented Anya Major:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anya_Major
Also, some fun photos from Guy Kawasaki, who was there when it all began:
http://blog.guykawasaki.com/2009/01/twenty-five-yea.html
Thanks, Andy. Nice to know Anya is doing well. It was fun to see Steve Jobs roll out the Mac — takes me back. I wish him well.