January 9 marked the seventh anniversary since Steve Jobs unveiled the iPhone, but there's an even bigger milestone looming on the horizon this month as the original Apple Macintosh turns 30.
TUAW is reporting that All Planet Studios, the Computer History Museum and Macworld/iWorld have teamed up for a gala event being held in Cupertino to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Macintosh computer.
First introduced on January 24, 1984 in typical grand Apple style, the all-in-one computer with a nine-inch display and a then-whopping 128KB of built-in memory fetched a cool $2,495 -- a rather expensive proposition, even for the mid-'80s.
To celebrate the 30th anniversary, an event will be held on January 25, 2014 at the Flint Center in Cupertino, California -- the very same 2,300-seat auditorium where Steve Jobs stepped on stage to introduce the Macintosh to the world.
On hand to celebrate the milestone and participate in a number of panel discussions will be director Ridley Scott, the man responsible for the now-legendary "1984" Super Bowl television commercial as well as original Macintosh team members.
Tickets for the Macintosh 30th Anniversary Event can be purchased via Ticketmaster for $140.80, with net proceeds going to charities promoting computer and internet literacy.
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