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System 7 in black and white (on a Mac Plus) and in color (Mac LC)

By the mid-1980s, Apple followed up the success of original Macintosh with a number of new models including the Mac 512K, the Mac XL and Mac Plus. With the release of the Mac SE, Apple introduced a computer that could be customized via an expansion slot, paving the way to even more enhancements to the Macintosh platform.

Macintosh signatures. Macintosh Image credit: Old Computers

Have you ever looked inside the case of the original Macintosh? No, we’re not talking about the motherboard or the disk drive here — we mean the case itself. On the inside of the case, in raised plastic, were the signatures of the Mac division employees.

Why would Apple do something like this? Simply put, the Mac was special. Specifically, Steve Jobs felt that the Mac was a work of art. Artists sign their work, so it only made sense to have the signatures on the Mac.

Apple included the signatures on the original Mac and continued this practice part way through the production of the Mac SE. Several years later, Apple again included signatures on the inside of 2 Macintosh models.