The Macintosh is 30 years old today

Thirty years ago today, Apple released the Macintosh — the computer that brought the graphical user interface (GUI) to the masses. Since then, the platform has been through hell and back. The Mac became something of a punchline in the 1990s, and it slowly crawled its way back to relevancy after the return of Steve Jobs in 1997. In recent years, the Mac has had a thriving ecosystem, and continues to set trends for the entire tech field. Inside and out, the Mac has changed drastically over the last thirty years, but one aspect has remained relatively consistent: the all-in-one form factor. From the get-go, the Macintosh brand has largely been associated with the simplicity of an all-in-one device, and that tradition has carried on with the advent of the iMac. While the laptops, towers, and Mac Minis have provided plenty of diversity for Apple fans, the convenient and affordable nature of the all-in-one models continues to impress.