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570d0581b3d812140066d39d
Macintosh
In 1985, the combination of the Mac, Apple's LaserWriter printer, and Mac-specific software like Boston Software's MacPublisher and Aldus PageMaker enabled users to design, preview, and print page layouts complete with text and graphics—an activity to become known as desktop publishing. Initially, desktop publishing wa...
When was the activity of desktop publishing first used?
{ "answer_start": [ 3 ], "text": [ "1985" ] }
570d0581b3d812140066d39e
Macintosh
In 1985, the combination of the Mac, Apple's LaserWriter printer, and Mac-specific software like Boston Software's MacPublisher and Aldus PageMaker enabled users to design, preview, and print page layouts complete with text and graphics—an activity to become known as desktop publishing. Initially, desktop publishing wa...
What company was desktop publishing unique to at it's beginning?
{ "answer_start": [ 336 ], "text": [ "Macintosh" ] }
570d0581b3d812140066d39f
Macintosh
In 1985, the combination of the Mac, Apple's LaserWriter printer, and Mac-specific software like Boston Software's MacPublisher and Aldus PageMaker enabled users to design, preview, and print page layouts complete with text and graphics—an activity to become known as desktop publishing. Initially, desktop publishing wa...
What three things were combined to develop desktop publishing?
{ "answer_start": [ 32 ], "text": [ "Mac, Apple's LaserWriter printer, and Mac-specific software like Boston Software's MacPublisher" ] }
570d0581b3d812140066d3a0
Macintosh
In 1985, the combination of the Mac, Apple's LaserWriter printer, and Mac-specific software like Boston Software's MacPublisher and Aldus PageMaker enabled users to design, preview, and print page layouts complete with text and graphics—an activity to become known as desktop publishing. Initially, desktop publishing wa...
What did desktop publishing enable users to do?
{ "answer_start": [ 165 ], "text": [ "design, preview, and print page layouts complete with text and graphics" ] }
570d0581b3d812140066d3a1
Macintosh
In 1985, the combination of the Mac, Apple's LaserWriter printer, and Mac-specific software like Boston Software's MacPublisher and Aldus PageMaker enabled users to design, preview, and print page layouts complete with text and graphics—an activity to become known as desktop publishing. Initially, desktop publishing wa...
What applications strengthened Mac's position as a graphics computer?
{ "answer_start": [ 428 ], "text": [ "Macromedia FreeHand, QuarkXPress, and Adobe's Photoshop and Illustrator" ] }
570d0654b3d812140066d3a7
Macintosh
Raskin was authorized to start hiring for the project in September 1979, and he immediately asked his long-time colleague, Brian Howard, to join him. His initial team would eventually consist of himself, Howard, Joanna Hoffman, Burrell Smith, and Bud Tribble. The rest of the original Mac team would include Bill Atkinso...
What year was Raskin hired by Apple?
{ "answer_start": [ 57 ], "text": [ "September 1979" ] }
570d0654b3d812140066d3a8
Macintosh
Raskin was authorized to start hiring for the project in September 1979, and he immediately asked his long-time colleague, Brian Howard, to join him. His initial team would eventually consist of himself, Howard, Joanna Hoffman, Burrell Smith, and Bud Tribble. The rest of the original Mac team would include Bill Atkinso...
Who did Raskin immediately hire to help him on the Apple project in 1979?
{ "answer_start": [ 98 ], "text": [ "his long-time colleague, Brian Howard" ] }
570d0654b3d812140066d3a9
Macintosh
Raskin was authorized to start hiring for the project in September 1979, and he immediately asked his long-time colleague, Brian Howard, to join him. His initial team would eventually consist of himself, Howard, Joanna Hoffman, Burrell Smith, and Bud Tribble. The rest of the original Mac team would include Bill Atkinso...
Who comprised the original Mac team besides Raskin?
{ "answer_start": [ 204 ], "text": [ "Howard, Joanna Hoffman, Burrell Smith, and Bud Tribble" ] }
570d0654b3d812140066d3aa
Macintosh
Raskin was authorized to start hiring for the project in September 1979, and he immediately asked his long-time colleague, Brian Howard, to join him. His initial team would eventually consist of himself, Howard, Joanna Hoffman, Burrell Smith, and Bud Tribble. The rest of the original Mac team would include Bill Atkinso...
Who eventually lead the project on the Mac team?
{ "answer_start": [ 471 ], "text": [ "Steve Jobs" ] }
570d0f33fed7b91900d45bed
Macintosh
From 2001 to 2008, Mac sales increased continuously on an annual basis. Apple reported worldwide sales of 3.36 million Macs during the 2009 holiday season. As of Mid-2011, the Macintosh continues to enjoy rapid market share increase in the US, growing from 7.3% of all computer shipments in 2010 to 9.3% in 2011. Accordi...
How many Macs did Apple sell worldwide during the 2009 holiday season?
{ "answer_start": [ 106 ], "text": [ "3.36 million" ] }
570d0f33fed7b91900d45bee
Macintosh
From 2001 to 2008, Mac sales increased continuously on an annual basis. Apple reported worldwide sales of 3.36 million Macs during the 2009 holiday season. As of Mid-2011, the Macintosh continues to enjoy rapid market share increase in the US, growing from 7.3% of all computer shipments in 2010 to 9.3% in 2011. Accordi...
What was Apples market share of all computer shipments in 2010?
{ "answer_start": [ 257 ], "text": [ "7.3%" ] }
570d0f33fed7b91900d45bef
Macintosh
From 2001 to 2008, Mac sales increased continuously on an annual basis. Apple reported worldwide sales of 3.36 million Macs during the 2009 holiday season. As of Mid-2011, the Macintosh continues to enjoy rapid market share increase in the US, growing from 7.3% of all computer shipments in 2010 to 9.3% in 2011. Accordi...
What was Apples market share of all computer shipments in 2011?
{ "answer_start": [ 299 ], "text": [ "9.3%" ] }
570d0f33fed7b91900d45bf0
Macintosh
From 2001 to 2008, Mac sales increased continuously on an annual basis. Apple reported worldwide sales of 3.36 million Macs during the 2009 holiday season. As of Mid-2011, the Macintosh continues to enjoy rapid market share increase in the US, growing from 7.3% of all computer shipments in 2010 to 9.3% in 2011. Accordi...
What ranking was Apple in the PC global market share during 2014?
{ "answer_start": [ 560 ], "text": [ "about 6%" ] }
570d0f33fed7b91900d45bf1
Macintosh
From 2001 to 2008, Mac sales increased continuously on an annual basis. Apple reported worldwide sales of 3.36 million Macs during the 2009 holiday season. As of Mid-2011, the Macintosh continues to enjoy rapid market share increase in the US, growing from 7.3% of all computer shipments in 2010 to 9.3% in 2011. Accordi...
Who outperformed Apple in the 2014 PC global market share?
{ "answer_start": [ 589 ], "text": [ "Lenovo, HP, Dell and Acer" ] }
570d1089b3d812140066d3c1
Macintosh
In 1987, Apple spun off its software business as Claris. It was given the code and rights to several applications, most notably MacWrite, MacPaint, and MacProject. In the late 1980s, Claris released a number of revamped software titles; the result was the "Pro" series, including MacDraw Pro, MacWrite Pro, and FileMaker...
In 1987, what did Apple spin off its software business as?
{ "answer_start": [ 49 ], "text": [ "Claris" ] }
570d1089b3d812140066d3c2
Macintosh
In 1987, Apple spun off its software business as Claris. It was given the code and rights to several applications, most notably MacWrite, MacPaint, and MacProject. In the late 1980s, Claris released a number of revamped software titles; the result was the "Pro" series, including MacDraw Pro, MacWrite Pro, and FileMaker...
Which series of applications was Claris responsible for inventing?
{ "answer_start": [ 256 ], "text": [ "\"Pro\" series" ] }
570d1089b3d812140066d3c3
Macintosh
In 1987, Apple spun off its software business as Claris. It was given the code and rights to several applications, most notably MacWrite, MacPaint, and MacProject. In the late 1980s, Claris released a number of revamped software titles; the result was the "Pro" series, including MacDraw Pro, MacWrite Pro, and FileMaker...
What did Claris rename the Informix Wingz spreadsheet program?
{ "answer_start": [ 456 ], "text": [ "Claris Resolve" ] }
570d1089b3d812140066d3c4
Macintosh
In 1987, Apple spun off its software business as Claris. It was given the code and rights to several applications, most notably MacWrite, MacPaint, and MacProject. In the late 1980s, Claris released a number of revamped software titles; the result was the "Pro" series, including MacDraw Pro, MacWrite Pro, and FileMaker...
What was ClarisWorks renamed beginning with version 5.0?
{ "answer_start": [ 832 ], "text": [ "AppleWorks" ] }
570d1089b3d812140066d3c5
Macintosh
In 1987, Apple spun off its software business as Claris. It was given the code and rights to several applications, most notably MacWrite, MacPaint, and MacProject. In the late 1980s, Claris released a number of revamped software titles; the result was the "Pro" series, including MacDraw Pro, MacWrite Pro, and FileMaker...
When was ClarisWorks reincorporated back into Apple?
{ "answer_start": [ 802 ], "text": [ "1998" ] }
570d12d8b3d812140066d3df
Macintosh
Two days after "1984" aired, the Macintosh went on sale, and came bundled with two applications designed to show off its interface: MacWrite and MacPaint. It was first demonstrated by Steve Jobs in the first of his famous Mac keynote speeches, and though the Mac garnered an immediate, enthusiastic following, some label...
What two applications came bundled with Macs 2 days after "1984" was aired?
{ "answer_start": [ 132 ], "text": [ "MacWrite and MacPaint" ] }
570d12d8b3d812140066d3e0
Macintosh
Two days after "1984" aired, the Macintosh went on sale, and came bundled with two applications designed to show off its interface: MacWrite and MacPaint. It was first demonstrated by Steve Jobs in the first of his famous Mac keynote speeches, and though the Mac garnered an immediate, enthusiastic following, some label...
Why did many software developers choose not to redesign the Mac operating system and rewrite the programming code?
{ "answer_start": [ 514 ], "text": [ "This was a time-consuming task" ] }
570d12d8b3d812140066d3e1
Macintosh
Two days after "1984" aired, the Macintosh went on sale, and came bundled with two applications designed to show off its interface: MacWrite and MacPaint. It was first demonstrated by Steve Jobs in the first of his famous Mac keynote speeches, and though the Mac garnered an immediate, enthusiastic following, some label...
What year did Microsoft's MultiPlan migrate over from MS-DOS?
{ "answer_start": [ 694 ], "text": [ "1984" ] }
570d12d8b3d812140066d3e2
Macintosh
Two days after "1984" aired, the Macintosh went on sale, and came bundled with two applications designed to show off its interface: MacWrite and MacPaint. It was first demonstrated by Steve Jobs in the first of his famous Mac keynote speeches, and though the Mac garnered an immediate, enthusiastic following, some label...
What year was Apple's Macintosh Office suite introduced?
{ "answer_start": [ 799 ], "text": [ "1985" ] }
570d12d8b3d812140066d3e3
Macintosh
Two days after "1984" aired, the Macintosh went on sale, and came bundled with two applications designed to show off its interface: MacWrite and MacPaint. It was first demonstrated by Steve Jobs in the first of his famous Mac keynote speeches, and though the Mac garnered an immediate, enthusiastic following, some label...
What did Apple's "Lemmings" ad, which introduced Macintosh Office, do that made the ad unsuccessful?
{ "answer_start": [ 1045 ], "text": [ "insulting its own potential customers" ] }
570d143eb3d812140066d3e9
Macintosh
Apple has generally dominated the premium PC market, having a 91 percent market share for PCs priced at more than $1,000 in 2009, according to NPD. The Macintosh took 45 percent of operating profits in the PC industry during Q4 2012, compared to 13 percent for Dell, seven percent for Hewlett Packard, six percent for Le...
According to NPD, who has generally dominated the premium PC market?
{ "answer_start": [ 0 ], "text": [ "Apple" ] }
570d143eb3d812140066d3ea
Macintosh
Apple has generally dominated the premium PC market, having a 91 percent market share for PCs priced at more than $1,000 in 2009, according to NPD. The Macintosh took 45 percent of operating profits in the PC industry during Q4 2012, compared to 13 percent for Dell, seven percent for Hewlett Packard, six percent for Le...
What was Macintosh ranked on the "list of intended brands for desktop purchases" for the 2011 holiday season?
{ "answer_start": [ 1206 ], "text": [ "third" ] }
570d143eb3d812140066d3eb
Macintosh
Apple has generally dominated the premium PC market, having a 91 percent market share for PCs priced at more than $1,000 in 2009, according to NPD. The Macintosh took 45 percent of operating profits in the PC industry during Q4 2012, compared to 13 percent for Dell, seven percent for Hewlett Packard, six percent for Le...
Who did Macintosh displace from 2nd place on the 2012 holiday season "list of intended brands for desktop purchases"?
{ "answer_start": [ 1342 ], "text": [ "Hewlett Packard" ] }
570d143eb3d812140066d3ec
Macintosh
Apple has generally dominated the premium PC market, having a 91 percent market share for PCs priced at more than $1,000 in 2009, according to NPD. The Macintosh took 45 percent of operating profits in the PC industry during Q4 2012, compared to 13 percent for Dell, seven percent for Hewlett Packard, six percent for Le...
Who did Macintosh displace from 1st place on the 2013 holiday season "list of intended brands for desktop purchases"?
{ "answer_start": [ 1398 ], "text": [ "Dell" ] }
570d143eb3d812140066d3ed
Macintosh
Apple has generally dominated the premium PC market, having a 91 percent market share for PCs priced at more than $1,000 in 2009, according to NPD. The Macintosh took 45 percent of operating profits in the PC industry during Q4 2012, compared to 13 percent for Dell, seven percent for Hewlett Packard, six percent for Le...
Which of Apple's products is focused on the ultraportable niche of PC's?
{ "answer_start": [ 614 ], "text": [ "MacBooks" ] }
570d1595b3d812140066d3f3
Macintosh
The Macintosh's minimal memory became apparent, even compared with other personal computers in 1984, and could not be expanded easily. It also lacked a hard disk drive or the means to easily attach one. Many small companies sprang up to address the memory issue. Suggestions revolved around either upgrading the memory t...
What part of the Mac's could not be expanded easily in 1984?
{ "answer_start": [ 24 ], "text": [ "memory" ] }
570d1595b3d812140066d3f4
Macintosh
The Macintosh's minimal memory became apparent, even compared with other personal computers in 1984, and could not be expanded easily. It also lacked a hard disk drive or the means to easily attach one. Many small companies sprang up to address the memory issue. Suggestions revolved around either upgrading the memory t...
What did Mac's lack in 1984 and have no means to easily attach?
{ "answer_start": [ 150 ], "text": [ "a hard disk drive" ] }
570d1595b3d812140066d3f5
Macintosh
The Macintosh's minimal memory became apparent, even compared with other personal computers in 1984, and could not be expanded easily. It also lacked a hard disk drive or the means to easily attach one. Many small companies sprang up to address the memory issue. Suggestions revolved around either upgrading the memory t...
What did some small companies suggest Mac's 16 memory chips be replaced with?
{ "answer_start": [ 396 ], "text": [ "larger-capacity chips" ] }
570d1595b3d812140066d3f6
Macintosh
The Macintosh's minimal memory became apparent, even compared with other personal computers in 1984, and could not be expanded easily. It also lacked a hard disk drive or the means to easily attach one. Many small companies sprang up to address the memory issue. Suggestions revolved around either upgrading the memory t...
How much more memory did Apple's Macintosh 512K, introduced in 1984, have than the original?
{ "answer_start": [ 513 ], "text": [ "quadruple" ] }
570d1595b3d812140066d3f7
Macintosh
The Macintosh's minimal memory became apparent, even compared with other personal computers in 1984, and could not be expanded easily. It also lacked a hard disk drive or the means to easily attach one. Many small companies sprang up to address the memory issue. Suggestions revolved around either upgrading the memory t...
What was replaced in the upgrade that was offered for 128k Macs?
{ "answer_start": [ 640 ], "text": [ "the logic board" ] }
570d1a97b3d812140066d411
Macintosh
In 1988, Apple sued Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard on the grounds that they infringed Apple's copyrighted GUI, citing (among other things) the use of rectangular, overlapping, and resizable windows. After four years, the case was decided against Apple, as were later appeals. Apple's actions were criticized by some in th...
On what grounds did Apple sue Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard in 1988?
{ "answer_start": [ 70 ], "text": [ "they infringed Apple's copyrighted GUI" ] }
570d1a97b3d812140066d412
Macintosh
In 1988, Apple sued Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard on the grounds that they infringed Apple's copyrighted GUI, citing (among other things) the use of rectangular, overlapping, and resizable windows. After four years, the case was decided against Apple, as were later appeals. Apple's actions were criticized by some in th...
How was the lawsuit decided for Apple vs. Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard?
{ "answer_start": [ 237 ], "text": [ "against Apple" ] }
570d1a97b3d812140066d414
Macintosh
In 1988, Apple sued Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard on the grounds that they infringed Apple's copyrighted GUI, citing (among other things) the use of rectangular, overlapping, and resizable windows. After four years, the case was decided against Apple, as were later appeals. Apple's actions were criticized by some in th...
How long did the FSF boycott GNU software for the Macintosh platform?
{ "answer_start": [ 506 ], "text": [ "seven years" ] }
570d1a97b3d812140066d415
Macintosh
In 1988, Apple sued Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard on the grounds that they infringed Apple's copyrighted GUI, citing (among other things) the use of rectangular, overlapping, and resizable windows. After four years, the case was decided against Apple, as were later appeals. Apple's actions were criticized by some in th...
What are some of the issues Apple cited in the lawsuit against Microsoft and HP?
{ "answer_start": [ 138 ], "text": [ "the use of rectangular, overlapping, and resizable windows" ] }
570d1a97b3d812140066d413
Macintosh
In 1988, Apple sued Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard on the grounds that they infringed Apple's copyrighted GUI, citing (among other things) the use of rectangular, overlapping, and resizable windows. After four years, the case was decided against Apple, as were later appeals. Apple's actions were criticized by some in th...
What did the FSF feel that Apple was trying to monopolize on?
{ "answer_start": [ 431 ], "text": [ "GUIs in general" ] }
570d1dc0b3d812140066d42f
Macintosh
Furthermore, Apple had created too many similar models that confused potential buyers. At one point, its product lineup was subdivided into Classic, LC, II, Quadra, Performa, and Centris models, with essentially the same computer being sold under a number of different names. These models competed against Macintosh clon...
What did Apple's creation of too many similar models do to potential buyers?
{ "answer_start": [ 60 ], "text": [ "confused potential buyers" ] }
570d1dc0b3d812140066d430
Macintosh
Furthermore, Apple had created too many similar models that confused potential buyers. At one point, its product lineup was subdivided into Classic, LC, II, Quadra, Performa, and Centris models, with essentially the same computer being sold under a number of different names. These models competed against Macintosh clon...
What was the hardware manufactured by third parties for Apple's System 7 known as?
{ "answer_start": [ 306 ], "text": [ "Macintosh clones" ] }
570d1dc0b3d812140066d431
Macintosh
Furthermore, Apple had created too many similar models that confused potential buyers. At one point, its product lineup was subdivided into Classic, LC, II, Quadra, Performa, and Centris models, with essentially the same computer being sold under a number of different names. These models competed against Macintosh clon...
What did the Macintosh clones provide for consumers?
{ "answer_start": [ 471 ], "text": [ "cheaper hardware" ] }
570d1dc0b3d812140066d432
Macintosh
Furthermore, Apple had created too many similar models that confused potential buyers. At one point, its product lineup was subdivided into Classic, LC, II, Quadra, Performa, and Centris models, with essentially the same computer being sold under a number of different names. These models competed against Macintosh clon...
What did Macintosh clones succeed in increasing for Macintosh?
{ "answer_start": [ 435 ], "text": [ "market share" ] }
570d1dc0b3d812140066d433
Macintosh
Furthermore, Apple had created too many similar models that confused potential buyers. At one point, its product lineup was subdivided into Classic, LC, II, Quadra, Performa, and Centris models, with essentially the same computer being sold under a number of different names. These models competed against Macintosh clon...
Who did the Macintosh clones hurt financially?
{ "answer_start": [ 512 ], "text": [ "Apple" ] }
570d1ef7fed7b91900d45c29
Macintosh
In early 2001, Apple began shipping computers with CD-RW drives and emphasized the Mac's ability to play DVDs by including DVD-ROM and DVD-RAM drives as standard. Steve Jobs admitted that Apple had been "late to the party" on writable CD technology, but felt that Macs could become a "digital hub" that linked and enable...
When did Apple begin shipping computers with CD-RW drives?
{ "answer_start": [ 3 ], "text": [ "early 2001" ] }
570d1ef7fed7b91900d45c2b
Macintosh
In early 2001, Apple began shipping computers with CD-RW drives and emphasized the Mac's ability to play DVDs by including DVD-ROM and DVD-RAM drives as standard. Steve Jobs admitted that Apple had been "late to the party" on writable CD technology, but felt that Macs could become a "digital hub" that linked and enable...
Who admitted that Apple was late to the party with writable CD technology?
{ "answer_start": [ 163 ], "text": [ "Steve Jobs" ] }
570d1ef7fed7b91900d45c2a
Macintosh
In early 2001, Apple began shipping computers with CD-RW drives and emphasized the Mac's ability to play DVDs by including DVD-ROM and DVD-RAM drives as standard. Steve Jobs admitted that Apple had been "late to the party" on writable CD technology, but felt that Macs could become a "digital hub" that linked and enable...
What did Apple begin offering as standard features meant for playing DVD's?
{ "answer_start": [ 123 ], "text": [ "DVD-ROM and DVD-RAM drives" ] }
570d1ef7fed7b91900d45c2c
Macintosh
In early 2001, Apple began shipping computers with CD-RW drives and emphasized the Mac's ability to play DVDs by including DVD-ROM and DVD-RAM drives as standard. Steve Jobs admitted that Apple had been "late to the party" on writable CD technology, but felt that Macs could become a "digital hub" that linked and enable...
Which Apple campaign did some people feel encouraged media piracy?
{ "answer_start": [ 485 ], "text": [ "\"Rip, Mix, Burn\"" ] }
570d1ef7fed7b91900d45c2d
Macintosh
In early 2001, Apple began shipping computers with CD-RW drives and emphasized the Mac's ability to play DVDs by including DVD-ROM and DVD-RAM drives as standard. Steve Jobs admitted that Apple had been "late to the party" on writable CD technology, but felt that Macs could become a "digital hub" that linked and enable...
What is the name of one of Apple's unsuccessful products?
{ "answer_start": [ 708 ], "text": [ "Power Mac G4 Cube" ] }
570d1fc0b3d812140066d453
Macintosh
It was not long until Apple released their first portable computer, the Macintosh Portable in 1989. Although due to considerable design issues, it was soon replaced in 1991 with the first of the PowerBook line: the PowerBook 100, a miniaturized portable; the 16 MHz 68030 PowerBook 140; and the 25 MHz 68030 PowerBook 17...
What was the name of Apple's first portable computer?
{ "answer_start": [ 72 ], "text": [ "Macintosh Portable" ] }
570d1fc0b3d812140066d454
Macintosh
It was not long until Apple released their first portable computer, the Macintosh Portable in 1989. Although due to considerable design issues, it was soon replaced in 1991 with the first of the PowerBook line: the PowerBook 100, a miniaturized portable; the 16 MHz 68030 PowerBook 140; and the 25 MHz 68030 PowerBook 17...
When was the Macintosh Portable first released?
{ "answer_start": [ 94 ], "text": [ "1989" ] }
570d1fc0b3d812140066d455
Macintosh
It was not long until Apple released their first portable computer, the Macintosh Portable in 1989. Although due to considerable design issues, it was soon replaced in 1991 with the first of the PowerBook line: the PowerBook 100, a miniaturized portable; the 16 MHz 68030 PowerBook 140; and the 25 MHz 68030 PowerBook 17...
What replaced the Macintosh Portable in 1991?
{ "answer_start": [ 191 ], "text": [ "the PowerBook line" ] }
570d1fc0b3d812140066d456
Macintosh
It was not long until Apple released their first portable computer, the Macintosh Portable in 1989. Although due to considerable design issues, it was soon replaced in 1991 with the first of the PowerBook line: the PowerBook 100, a miniaturized portable; the 16 MHz 68030 PowerBook 140; and the 25 MHz 68030 PowerBook 17...
What was the 1993 PowerBook 165c Apple's first portable computer to feature?
{ "answer_start": [ 541 ], "text": [ "a color screen" ] }
570d1fc0b3d812140066d457
Macintosh
It was not long until Apple released their first portable computer, the Macintosh Portable in 1989. Although due to considerable design issues, it was soon replaced in 1991 with the first of the PowerBook line: the PowerBook 100, a miniaturized portable; the 16 MHz 68030 PowerBook 140; and the 25 MHz 68030 PowerBook 17...
Which generation of PowerBooks introduced trackpads?
{ "answer_start": [ 616 ], "text": [ "second" ] }
570d2104b3d812140066d467
Macintosh
In 2001, Apple introduced Mac OS X, based on Darwin and NEXTSTEP; its new features included the Dock and the Aqua user interface. During the transition, Apple included a virtual machine subsystem known as Classic, allowing users to run Mac OS 9 applications under Mac OS X 10.4 and earlier on PowerPC machines. Apple int...
What was Apple's Mac OS X based on?
{ "answer_start": [ 45 ], "text": [ "Darwin and NEXTSTEP" ] }
570d2104b3d812140066d468
Macintosh
In 2001, Apple introduced Mac OS X, based on Darwin and NEXTSTEP; its new features included the Dock and the Aqua user interface. During the transition, Apple included a virtual machine subsystem known as Classic, allowing users to run Mac OS 9 applications under Mac OS X 10.4 and earlier on PowerPC machines. Apple int...
Who did Apple make Maverick free to?
{ "answer_start": [ 1047 ], "text": [ "everyone running Snow Leopard or later" ] }
570d2104b3d812140066d469
Macintosh
In 2001, Apple introduced Mac OS X, based on Darwin and NEXTSTEP; its new features included the Dock and the Aqua user interface. During the transition, Apple included a virtual machine subsystem known as Classic, allowing users to run Mac OS 9 applications under Mac OS X 10.4 and earlier on PowerPC machines. Apple int...
What computers is Maverick compatible with?
{ "answer_start": [ 1109 ], "text": [ "most Macs from 2007 and later" ] }
570d2104b3d812140066d46a
Macintosh
In 2001, Apple introduced Mac OS X, based on Darwin and NEXTSTEP; its new features included the Dock and the Aqua user interface. During the transition, Apple included a virtual machine subsystem known as Classic, allowing users to run Mac OS 9 applications under Mac OS X 10.4 and earlier on PowerPC machines. Apple int...
What brought better multi display support to Mac?
{ "answer_start": [ 1140 ], "text": [ "Mavericks" ] }
570d2104b3d812140066d46b
Macintosh
In 2001, Apple introduced Mac OS X, based on Darwin and NEXTSTEP; its new features included the Dock and the Aqua user interface. During the transition, Apple included a virtual machine subsystem known as Classic, allowing users to run Mac OS 9 applications under Mac OS X 10.4 and earlier on PowerPC machines. Apple int...
When was Mavericks introduced?
{ "answer_start": [ 965 ], "text": [ "2013" ] }
570d229ab3d812140066d471
Macintosh
In 2000, Apple released the Power Mac G4 Cube, their first desktop since the discontinued Power Macintosh G3, to slot between the iMac G3 and the Power Mac G4. Even with its innovative design, it was initially priced US$200 higher than the comparably-equipped and more-expandable base Power Mac G4, while also not includ...
What desktop did Apple release after the discontinued Power Macintosh G3?
{ "answer_start": [ 28 ], "text": [ "Power Mac G4 Cube" ] }
570d229ab3d812140066d472
Macintosh
In 2000, Apple released the Power Mac G4 Cube, their first desktop since the discontinued Power Macintosh G3, to slot between the iMac G3 and the Power Mac G4. Even with its innovative design, it was initially priced US$200 higher than the comparably-equipped and more-expandable base Power Mac G4, while also not includ...
Why were sales of the Power Mac G4 Cube slow?
{ "answer_start": [ 345 ], "text": [ "too expensive" ] }
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Macintosh
In 2000, Apple released the Power Mac G4 Cube, their first desktop since the discontinued Power Macintosh G3, to slot between the iMac G3 and the Power Mac G4. Even with its innovative design, it was initially priced US$200 higher than the comparably-equipped and more-expandable base Power Mac G4, while also not includ...
What did the Power Mac G4 have trouble overcoming after they dropped their price and upgraded their hardware?
{ "answer_start": [ 629 ], "text": [ "earlier perception" ] }
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Macintosh
In 2000, Apple released the Power Mac G4 Cube, their first desktop since the discontinued Power Macintosh G3, to slot between the iMac G3 and the Power Mac G4. Even with its innovative design, it was initially priced US$200 higher than the comparably-equipped and more-expandable base Power Mac G4, while also not includ...
When was the Power Mac G4 discontinued?
{ "answer_start": [ 749 ], "text": [ "July 2001" ] }
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Macintosh
In 2000, Apple released the Power Mac G4 Cube, their first desktop since the discontinued Power Macintosh G3, to slot between the iMac G3 and the Power Mac G4. Even with its innovative design, it was initially priced US$200 higher than the comparably-equipped and more-expandable base Power Mac G4, while also not includ...
How did the actual sales of the G4's compare to the sales expectations?
{ "answer_start": [ 441 ], "text": [ "one third of expectations" ] }
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Macintosh
Historically, Mac OS X enjoyed a near-absence of the types of malware and spyware that affect Microsoft Windows users. Mac OS X has a smaller usage share compared to Microsoft Windows (roughly 5% and 92%, respectively), but it also has traditionally more secure UNIX roots. Worms, as well as potential vulnerabilities, w...
Historically, what is near-absent in Mac OS X compared to Microsoft Windows?
{ "answer_start": [ 62 ], "text": [ "malware and spyware" ] }
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Macintosh
Historically, Mac OS X enjoyed a near-absence of the types of malware and spyware that affect Microsoft Windows users. Mac OS X has a smaller usage share compared to Microsoft Windows (roughly 5% and 92%, respectively), but it also has traditionally more secure UNIX roots. Worms, as well as potential vulnerabilities, w...
When did Mac OS X experience a large increase in malware attacks?
{ "answer_start": [ 608 ], "text": [ "early 2011" ] }
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Macintosh
Historically, Mac OS X enjoyed a near-absence of the types of malware and spyware that affect Microsoft Windows users. Mac OS X has a smaller usage share compared to Microsoft Windows (roughly 5% and 92%, respectively), but it also has traditionally more secure UNIX roots. Worms, as well as potential vulnerabilities, w...
How was Mac's malware seen by many Mac users in 2011?
{ "answer_start": [ 752 ], "text": [ "an increasing problem" ] }
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Macintosh
Historically, Mac OS X enjoyed a near-absence of the types of malware and spyware that affect Microsoft Windows users. Mac OS X has a smaller usage share compared to Microsoft Windows (roughly 5% and 92%, respectively), but it also has traditionally more secure UNIX roots. Worms, as well as potential vulnerabilities, w...
How many users were affected by the increase in malware?
{ "answer_start": [ 1195 ], "text": [ "100,000" ] }
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Macintosh
Historically, Mac OS X enjoyed a near-absence of the types of malware and spyware that affect Microsoft Windows users. Mac OS X has a smaller usage share compared to Microsoft Windows (roughly 5% and 92%, respectively), but it also has traditionally more secure UNIX roots. Worms, as well as potential vulnerabilities, w...
What were Apple support staff initially instructed not to assist with concerning malware?
{ "answer_start": [ 1001 ], "text": [ "the removal" ] }
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Macintosh
By March 2011, the market share of OS X in North America had increased to slightly over 14%. Whether the size of the Mac's market share and installed base is relevant, and to whom, is a hotly debated issue. Industry pundits have often called attention to the Mac's relatively small market share to predict Apple's impend...
What was the market share of OS X in North America by March 2011?
{ "answer_start": [ 74 ], "text": [ "slightly over 14%" ] }
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Macintosh
By March 2011, the market share of OS X in North America had increased to slightly over 14%. Whether the size of the Mac's market share and installed base is relevant, and to whom, is a hotly debated issue. Industry pundits have often called attention to the Mac's relatively small market share to predict Apple's impend...
Being positioned as a higher end PC, what is it misleading to compare the Mac to?
{ "answer_start": [ 598 ], "text": [ "a budget PC" ] }
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Macintosh
By March 2011, the market share of OS X in North America had increased to slightly over 14%. Whether the size of the Mac's market share and installed base is relevant, and to whom, is a hotly debated issue. Industry pundits have often called attention to the Mac's relatively small market share to predict Apple's impend...
Apple has remained profitable since what time?
{ "answer_start": [ 1284 ], "text": [ "Steve Jobs' return" ] }
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Macintosh
By March 2011, the market share of OS X in North America had increased to slightly over 14%. Whether the size of the Mac's market share and installed base is relevant, and to whom, is a hotly debated issue. Industry pundits have often called attention to the Mac's relatively small market share to predict Apple's impend...
According to market research, who does Apple draw it's customer base from?
{ "answer_start": [ 1598 ], "text": [ "a higher-income demographic" ] }
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Macintosh
By March 2011, the market share of OS X in North America had increased to slightly over 14%. Whether the size of the Mac's market share and installed base is relevant, and to whom, is a hotly debated issue. Industry pundits have often called attention to the Mac's relatively small market share to predict Apple's impend...
Whose return to Apple resulted in the company's reorganization?
{ "answer_start": [ 1284 ], "text": [ "Steve Jobs" ] }
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Macintosh
Notwithstanding these technical and commercial successes on the Macintosh platform, their systems remained fairly expensive, making them less competitive in light of the falling costs of components that made IBM PC compatibles cheaper and accelerated their adoption. In 1989, Jean-Louis Gassée had steadfastly refused to...
Who refused to lower the profit margins on Mac computers in 1989?
{ "answer_start": [ 276 ], "text": [ "Jean-Louis Gassée" ] }
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Macintosh
Notwithstanding these technical and commercial successes on the Macintosh platform, their systems remained fairly expensive, making them less competitive in light of the falling costs of components that made IBM PC compatibles cheaper and accelerated their adoption. In 1989, Jean-Louis Gassée had steadfastly refused to...
What problem rocked the PC industry in 1989?
{ "answer_start": [ 379 ], "text": [ "a component shortage" ] }
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Macintosh
Notwithstanding these technical and commercial successes on the Macintosh platform, their systems remained fairly expensive, making them less competitive in light of the falling costs of components that made IBM PC compatibles cheaper and accelerated their adoption. In 1989, Jean-Louis Gassée had steadfastly refused to...
What did the component shortage of 1989 force Allan Loren to do with Macs?
{ "answer_start": [ 501 ], "text": [ "cut prices" ] }
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Macintosh
Notwithstanding these technical and commercial successes on the Macintosh platform, their systems remained fairly expensive, making them less competitive in light of the falling costs of components that made IBM PC compatibles cheaper and accelerated their adoption. In 1989, Jean-Louis Gassée had steadfastly refused to...
Who was Allan Loren?
{ "answer_start": [ 471 ], "text": [ "Apple USA head" ] }
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Macintosh
Notwithstanding these technical and commercial successes on the Macintosh platform, their systems remained fairly expensive, making them less competitive in light of the falling costs of components that made IBM PC compatibles cheaper and accelerated their adoption. In 1989, Jean-Louis Gassée had steadfastly refused to...
When was Microsoft Windows 3.0 released?
{ "answer_start": [ 581 ], "text": [ "May 1990" ] }
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Macintosh
Starting in 2002, Apple moved to eliminate CRT displays from its product line as part of aesthetic design and space-saving measures with the iMac G4. However, the new iMac with its flexible LCD flat-panel monitor was considerably more expensive on its debut than the preceding iMac G3, largely due to the higher cost of ...
What did Apple begin to eliminate in 2002?
{ "answer_start": [ 43 ], "text": [ "CRT displays" ] }
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Macintosh
Starting in 2002, Apple moved to eliminate CRT displays from its product line as part of aesthetic design and space-saving measures with the iMac G4. However, the new iMac with its flexible LCD flat-panel monitor was considerably more expensive on its debut than the preceding iMac G3, largely due to the higher cost of ...
Why was the new iMac G4 considerably more expensive than the G3?
{ "answer_start": [ 305 ], "text": [ "higher cost of the LCD technology" ] }
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Macintosh
Starting in 2002, Apple moved to eliminate CRT displays from its product line as part of aesthetic design and space-saving measures with the iMac G4. However, the new iMac with its flexible LCD flat-panel monitor was considerably more expensive on its debut than the preceding iMac G3, largely due to the higher cost of ...
Who did Apple create the more affordable eMac in April 2002 for?
{ "answer_start": [ 398 ], "text": [ "the education market" ] }
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Macintosh
Starting in 2002, Apple moved to eliminate CRT displays from its product line as part of aesthetic design and space-saving measures with the iMac G4. However, the new iMac with its flexible LCD flat-panel monitor was considerably more expensive on its debut than the preceding iMac G3, largely due to the higher cost of ...
What was the main problem with the eMac's CRT?
{ "answer_start": [ 554 ], "text": [ "relatively bulky and somewhat outdated" ] }
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Macintosh
Starting in 2002, Apple moved to eliminate CRT displays from its product line as part of aesthetic design and space-saving measures with the iMac G4. However, the new iMac with its flexible LCD flat-panel monitor was considerably more expensive on its debut than the preceding iMac G3, largely due to the higher cost of ...
After Apple's failed desktop sales, what products drove their sales growth?
{ "answer_start": [ 1276 ], "text": [ "the iPod portable music player and iTunes music download service" ] }
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Macintosh
The sales breakdown of the Macintosh have seen sales of desktop Macs stayed mostly constant while being surpassed by that of Mac notebooks whose sales rate has grown considerably; seven out of ten Macs sold were laptops in 2009, a ratio projected to rise to three out of four by 2010. The change in sales of form factors...
In 2009, how many Macs sold were laptops?
{ "answer_start": [ 180 ], "text": [ "seven out of ten" ] }
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Macintosh
The sales breakdown of the Macintosh have seen sales of desktop Macs stayed mostly constant while being surpassed by that of Mac notebooks whose sales rate has grown considerably; seven out of ten Macs sold were laptops in 2009, a ratio projected to rise to three out of four by 2010. The change in sales of form factors...
What has helped Macs more directly compete with Windows on price and performance?
{ "answer_start": [ 878 ], "text": [ "The use of Intel microprocessors" ] }
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Macintosh
The sales breakdown of the Macintosh have seen sales of desktop Macs stayed mostly constant while being surpassed by that of Mac notebooks whose sales rate has grown considerably; seven out of ten Macs sold were laptops in 2009, a ratio projected to rise to three out of four by 2010. The change in sales of form factors...
In 2010, what did Apple receive before other PC manufacturers?
{ "answer_start": [ 1044 ], "text": [ "Intel's latest CPUs" ] }
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Macintosh
The sales breakdown of the Macintosh have seen sales of desktop Macs stayed mostly constant while being surpassed by that of Mac notebooks whose sales rate has grown considerably; seven out of ten Macs sold were laptops in 2009, a ratio projected to rise to three out of four by 2010. The change in sales of form factors...
What are the top-selling form factors of the Mac platform today?
{ "answer_start": [ 803 ], "text": [ "MacBooks" ] }
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Macintosh
The sales breakdown of the Macintosh have seen sales of desktop Macs stayed mostly constant while being surpassed by that of Mac notebooks whose sales rate has grown considerably; seven out of ten Macs sold were laptops in 2009, a ratio projected to rise to three out of four by 2010. The change in sales of form factors...
What is the name of the most inexpensive Mac offered?
{ "answer_start": [ 692 ], "text": [ "Mac Mini" ] }
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Macintosh
In 1998, after the return of Steve Jobs, Apple consolidated its multiple consumer-level desktop models into the all-in-one iMac G3, which became a commercial success and revitalized the brand. Since their transition to Intel processors in 2006, the complete lineup is entirely based on said processors and associated sys...
What did Apple consolidate in 1998?
{ "answer_start": [ 60 ], "text": [ "its multiple consumer-level desktop models" ] }
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Macintosh
In 1998, after the return of Steve Jobs, Apple consolidated its multiple consumer-level desktop models into the all-in-one iMac G3, which became a commercial success and revitalized the brand. Since their transition to Intel processors in 2006, the complete lineup is entirely based on said processors and associated sys...
What all-in-one product was created in 1998 through Apple's consolidations?
{ "answer_start": [ 123 ], "text": [ "iMac G3" ] }
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Macintosh
In 1998, after the return of Steve Jobs, Apple consolidated its multiple consumer-level desktop models into the all-in-one iMac G3, which became a commercial success and revitalized the brand. Since their transition to Intel processors in 2006, the complete lineup is entirely based on said processors and associated sys...
What did the iMac G3 do to the Mac reputation?
{ "answer_start": [ 170 ], "text": [ "revitalized the brand" ] }
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Macintosh
In 1998, after the return of Steve Jobs, Apple consolidated its multiple consumer-level desktop models into the all-in-one iMac G3, which became a commercial success and revitalized the brand. Since their transition to Intel processors in 2006, the complete lineup is entirely based on said processors and associated sys...
When was Mac's Xserve server discontinued?
{ "answer_start": [ 592 ], "text": [ "2011" ] }
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Macintosh
In 1998, after the return of Steve Jobs, Apple consolidated its multiple consumer-level desktop models into the all-in-one iMac G3, which became a commercial success and revitalized the brand. Since their transition to Intel processors in 2006, the complete lineup is entirely based on said processors and associated sys...
What took the place of Mac's Xserve server?
{ "answer_start": [ 613 ], "text": [ "Mac Mini and Mac Pro" ] }
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Macintosh
Burrel's innovative design, which combined the low production cost of an Apple II with the computing power of Lisa's CPU, the Motorola 68K, received the attention of Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple. Realizing that the Macintosh was more marketable than the Lisa, he began to focus his attention on the project. Raskin le...
Why did Raskin leave the Apple team in 1981?
{ "answer_start": [ 340 ], "text": [ "over a personality conflict with Jobs" ] }
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Macintosh
Burrel's innovative design, which combined the low production cost of an Apple II with the computing power of Lisa's CPU, the Motorola 68K, received the attention of Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple. Realizing that the Macintosh was more marketable than the Lisa, he began to focus his attention on the project. Raskin le...
According to Andy Hertzfeld, whose idea is the final Mac design closer to?
{ "answer_start": [ 456 ], "text": [ "Jobs" ] }
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Macintosh
Burrel's innovative design, which combined the low production cost of an Apple II with the computing power of Lisa's CPU, the Motorola 68K, received the attention of Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple. Realizing that the Macintosh was more marketable than the Lisa, he began to focus his attention on the project. Raskin le...
What did Steve Jobs offer Xerox to visit and see their latest technology?
{ "answer_start": [ 672 ], "text": [ "Apple stock options" ] }
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Macintosh
Burrel's innovative design, which combined the low production cost of an Apple II with the computing power of Lisa's CPU, the Motorola 68K, received the attention of Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple. Realizing that the Macintosh was more marketable than the Lisa, he began to focus his attention on the project. Raskin le...
Whose technology influenced the user interfaces of the Lisa and Macintosh?
{ "answer_start": [ 770 ], "text": [ "Xerox PARC" ] }
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Macintosh
Burrel's innovative design, which combined the low production cost of an Apple II with the computing power of Lisa's CPU, the Motorola 68K, received the attention of Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple. Realizing that the Macintosh was more marketable than the Lisa, he began to focus his attention on the project. Raskin le...
What caused Steve Jobs to resign from Apple in 1985?
{ "answer_start": [ 1165 ], "text": [ "an internal power struggle" ] }
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Macintosh
Jobs stated during the Macintosh's introduction "we expect Macintosh to become the third industry standard", after the Apple II and IBM PC. Although outselling every other computer, it did not meet expectations during the first year, especially among business customers. Only about ten applications including MacWrite an...
What did Jobs state that he expected Macintosh to become?
{ "answer_start": [ 79 ], "text": [ "the third industry standard" ] }