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nwk_040125_mac.sPubDate = "1/25/2004 11:46:39 AM GMT";
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nwk_040125_mac.appHeader = "Newsweek Interactive: Mouse Tale |";
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nwk_040125_mac.appDeck = "The 20-year history of the Mac is loaded with unconventional hits and misses.";
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nwk_040125_mac[i++] = new Array("","January 1984","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
nwk_040125_mac[i-1].body = "Heralded by a Super Bowl ad (above), Apple unveils the original Macintosh. It has 128K memory, one floppy-disk drive and costs $2,500.";

nwk_040125_mac[i++] = new Array("","March 1985","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
nwk_040125_mac[i-1].body = "With the new $5,999 LaserWriter, the desktop-publishing era begins.";

nwk_040125_mac[i++] = new Array("","March 1987","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
nwk_040125_mac[i-1].body = "The modular Mac ll has more power and, finally, color.";

nwk_040125_mac[i++] = new Array("","August 1987","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
nwk_040125_mac[i-1].body = "The HyperCard database program was a forerunner of the World Wide Web.<br>";

nwk_040125_mac[i++] = new Array("","September 1989","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
nwk_040125_mac[i-1].body = "Apple's first \"laptop\" is the beastly Macintosh Portable (above). Two years later, the stylish PowerBook.";

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nwk_040125_mac[i-1].body = "With Steve Jobs at the helm, Apple regains steam with the translucent blue iMac.";

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