This review of the original 128k Macintosh, by Lawrence J. Magid, originally appeared in the Los Angeles Times on January 29, 1984. It begins:
"I rarely get excited over a new computer. But Apple's Macintosh, officially introduced last Tuesday, has started a fever in Silicon Valley that's hard not to catch. My symptoms started when I talked with some devotees from Apple and the various companies that produce software, hardware and literature to enhance the new computer. By the time I got my hands on the little computer and its omni-present mouse, I was hooked. Apple has a winner."

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