Amaya Toman Mu Marichi 1987, patatha zaka zitatu kutulutsidwa kwa Macintosh 128K yoyambirira, Apple idalengeza wolowa m'malo mwake, Macinotsh II. Ngakhale mitundu ina ya Mac idawona kuwala kwa tsiku panthawiyi, roman awiri m'dzina la kompyutayi adawonetsa momveka bwino kuti chitsanzochi chinali chokweza kwambiri pamzerewu. Apple moyenerera idayamika Macintosh II yake - idadzitamandira bwino kwambiri pankhani ya hardware, mwayi wogula chowonetsera chamtundu (chomwe sichinaperekedwe ndendende panthawiyo) komanso kamangidwe katsopano. Mawonekedwe ake otseguka ndi omwe adasiyanitsa Macintosh ndi mitundu ina, ndipo chifukwa cha izo, ogwiritsa ntchito anali ndi zosankha zambiri zosinthira makompyuta.
Izo zikhoza kukhala chidwi inu
Chimodzi mwazinthu zomwe zinapangitsa Apple kumasula Macintosh ndi zomangamanga zotseguka chinali chakuti Steve Jobs - wotsutsa kwambiri mwayi wotere - sanalinso ndi kampani panthawiyo. Kuyambira pachiyambi, Steve Jobs anali wokonda kwambiri makompyuta omwe "amangogwira ntchito" komanso momwe ogwiritsa ntchito samafunikira zosintha zina, zosintha ndi zowonjezera. Malinga ndi Jobs, kompyuta yabwino inali makina omwe wogwiritsa ntchito wamba sangakhale ndi mwayi wotsegula.
Zithunzi
The Macintosh II analola ogwiritsa ntchito zosiyanasiyana ndi zosintha popanda voiding chitsimikizo. Chifukwa cha mamangidwe ake otseguka, kupezeka komanso mipata yamakhadi amitundu yonse, mtunduwu udadziwika kuti "Open Mac". Chifukwa china chosangalalira chinali kuthekera kopeza mawonekedwe amtundu wa Macintosh II, pomwe ogwiritsa ntchito anali othokoza chifukwa cha chisankhocho, komanso adachita chidwi ndi mawonekedwe atsopano a Mac khumi ndi atatu, omwe anali aakulu kwambiri panthawi yake. Macintosh II inali ndi purosesa ya 16 MHz Motorola 68020, mpaka 4MB ya RAM ndi mpaka 80MB hard drive. Macintosh II idagulitsidwa popanda kiyibodi, koma ogwiritsa ntchito amatha kugula ADB Apple Keyboard kapena Apple Extended Keyboard. Macintosh II adayambitsidwa pamsonkhano wa AppleWorld, mtengo wamtengo wapatali unali madola 5498.
