First Apple Website

[duncanapple]

Just curious - does anyone have screen shots (or is it still posted out there somewhere?) of apples first website? Just thought it would be interesting to see. Would be neat to see what it looked like compared to today -

Chris

 

[xUKHCx]

Check out this Flickr set which details apple's website over the years. There is also the web archive.

Some random examples from the above web archive

Power Mac G4 introduction
Powerbook G4 introduction

 

[Queso]

The ones that saved the company

iMac
Mac OSX
iPod

 

[xUKHCx]

The ones that saved the company

iPod

If you are giving that link then I guess the obligatory thread must also be linked.

 

[Queso]

If you are giving that link then I guess the obligatory thread must also be linked.

Not the infamous Thread 500??

 

[foidulus]

Wow, some of those old pages were ugly

I mean seriously, look at the design. Even in 1996 that couldn't have been easy on the eyes....not to mention how un-"apple" some of the content is... a table detailing the cost of printing on various printers?

though it looks like that after Steve took the helm again the design improved significantly, though the apple website can still be a strange beast sometimes. Certain parts of it(namely parts of the support and developer pages) still sport the pin stripes and 10.2 ish buttons.

 

[Queso]

You do have to take into account that in 1996 there was no Dreamweaver, the main browser was Netscape 3 and even Flash was only just being released.

 

[duncanapple]

wow

Okay, seriously, that was a fun walk down memory lane. Funny thing is, I don't feel like I am that old (26) and yet I remember a lot of those ads and websites. Its odd how young the internet really is when you think about it.

And I see that thread about the iPod sort of speaks for itself, but that is too hilarious. First off, I didn't even know macrumors had been around that "long." I also didn't know apple has always been that secretive to require a "macrumors" site. I thought this was more of recent times thing. Are some of those members who said the iPod wouldn't make it still around? Or have they changed their screen name due to "foot in mouth"?!?!

Thanks a ton for posting all that - I really enjoyed it.

- Chris

 

[Melrose]

That's actually kind of cool seeing how it's changed chronologically like that. Thx for posting that link.. it really takes me back for a trip. I'm so glad we're all more Web 2.0-conscious and internetioully evolved since those days.

I remember the old Macromedia site too... it always took forever to load (Glory days of 56k) because they had to put Flash (what was it called before they changed it to Flash? I forget) on the page.

 

[Gadget-Girl]

Haha, that's funny. The first looked too simple for an Apple website. The current one is also simple, but with style.

 

[Melrose]

The first looked too simple for an Apple website.

Welcome to 1996, my dear... pretty much all sites looked like that back then. Actually, it would've been stylish even by those standards.

 

[foidulus]

You do have to take into account that in 1996 there was no Dreamweaver, the main browser was Netscape 3 and even Flash was only just being released.

Even still, compare it with the site after Jobs came back(less than a year later), the whole site is a lot cleaner, and much more "appleish" than the 1996 ones.

 

[kymac]

If you are giving that link then I guess the obligatory thread must also be linked.

hahah i just read some of the first few comments.. sounds like the ipod didnt have the warmest welcome..

 

[bartelby]

hahah i just read some of the first few comments.. sounds like the ipod didnt have the warmest welcome..

You could probably find similar threads for every new Apple product. Thread 500 is pretty special though.

 

[richard.mac]

where can i get this Mac OS 8.5? looks "neat" haha http://web.archive.org/web/19990508125956/www.apple.com/macos/

 

[bartelby]

where can i get this Mac OS 8.5? looks "neat" haha

It's sat right in front of me.

 

[richard.mac]

damn you are savvy .

 

[sushi]

Check out this Flickr set which details apple's website over the years. There is also the web archive.

Nice reference. Thanks.

Fun to go down memory lane -- especially those of us who were around before the Internet and Apple's web site.

 

[bartelby]

damn you are savvy .

Also in the box were:

and

 

[richard.mac]

OoO! mine: (not my pictures BTW)






(just kidding)

 

[bov]

If you are giving that link then I guess the obligatory thread must also be linked.

what a crazy, crazy look back into the past.

little did they know.........

 

[PowerFullMac]

Wanna browse Apple's 2001 site?

Well now you can, check it out here!

Sorry if this has been posted already, just thought it was really cool.

BTW, you can view any site like this by going to Google 2001, searching, and click "view old version on the Internet Archive"

EDIT: This post dosent make sense in this thread because it was a new thread that was merged with this one. Mods, you really should make a note on the post when you do that, coz posts just look out of place and its confusing.

 

[sammich]

This website is a good time waster, that's for sure


http://www.archive.org/web/web.php <-- the main page for the webarchive