Macintosh 128K Teardown Step #10 History

Changes to Step #10

Edit by Vintage Mac Museum — Jan 22, 2014

	[* black] Probably one of the more noticeable paradigm shifts in Macs over the last thirty years is the display. Apple is known for its graphics capabilities, and the new Retina display is a far cry from this old CRT.
	[* black] Bulky, heavy, and [http://computer.howstuffworks.com/question678.htm\|full of lead], these old-school electron guns in vacuum tubes were all the rage in the '80s.
	[* black] Taking a peek at the back of the CRT reveals said electron guns and some deflection coils. Totally tubular!
-	[* black] *Cult of Mac *adds: ~~the~~ original Macintosh display was only 1-bit black & white, yet ushered in the era of WYSIWYG graphics and desktop publishing.
+	[* black] *Cult of Mac *adds: The original Macintosh display was only 1-bit black & white, yet ushered in the era of WYSIWYG graphics and desktop publishing.

	[* black] Probably one of the more noticeable paradigm shifts in Macs over the last thirty years is the display. Apple is known for its graphics capabilities, and the new Retina display is a far cry from this old CRT.
	[* black] Bulky, heavy, and [http://computer.howstuffworks.com/question678.htm\|full of lead], these old-school electron guns in vacuum tubes were all the rage in the '80s.
	[* black] Taking a peek at the back of the CRT reveals said electron guns and some deflection coils. Totally tubular!
-	[* black] *Cult of Mac *adds: ~~the~~ original Macintosh display was only 1-bit black & white, yet ushered in the era of WYSIWYG graphics and desktop publishing.
+	[* black] *Cult of Mac *adds: The original Macintosh display was only 1-bit black & white, yet ushered in the era of WYSIWYG graphics and desktop publishing.