Template:Timeline of Apple Inc. products
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Timeline of Apple Inc. products
<timeline> DateFormat=mm/dd/yyyy Define $now = 01/01/2017 # Please keep updated
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barset:newton color:ibg4 from:08/01/1993 till:02/01/1998 text:"Apple Newton" barset:break color:ibg4 from:01/27/2010 till:$now text:"iPad" color:ibg4 from:07/01/2007 till:$now text:"iPhone" barset:break color:current from:$now till:end color:current from:$now till:end
barset:ipod color:LC from:01/01/1993 till:01/01/1996 text:"PowerCD" barset:break color:LC-b from:10/01/2001 till:09/14/2007 text:"iPod" barset:break color:LC from:09/14/2007 till:$now text:"iPod Touch" barset:break color:current from:$now till:end
barset:consumer color:LC-b from:01/01/1993 till:01/01/1994 text:"Spkr" color:LC from:01/01/1994 till:01/01/1997 text:"Apple QuickTake color:LC-b from:04/24/2015 till:$now text:"Watch" barset:break color:LC from:01/01/1994 till:01/01/1995 text:"TV Box" barset:break color:LC-b from:12/01/1995 till:01/01/1997 text:"Pippin" barset:break color:LC from:09/01/2006 till:$now text:"Apple TV" barset:break color:current from:$now till:end
barset:drives color:mba from:07/01/1978 till:09/01/1981 text:"Disk II" barset:break color:mba2 from:09/01/1981 till:01/01/1984 text:"ProFile HD" barset:break color:mba from:01/01/1984 till:09/01/1986 text:"400K Drive" barset:break color:mba2 from:09/01/1986 till:03/01/1988 text:"HDSC" barset:break color:mba from:03/01/1988 till:10/01/1988 text:"CD" barset:break color:mba2 from:10/01/1988 till:09/01/1998 text:" SuperDrive (floppy)" barset:break color:mba2 from:01/01/2008 till:$now text:"SuperDrive" barset:break color:current from:$now till:end
barset:printers color:mba2 from:06/01/1979 till:01/01/1985 text:"Apple printers" barset:break color:mba from:01/01/1985 till:03/01/1991 text:"LaserWriter" barset:break color:mba2 from:03/01/1991 till:06/01/1995 text:"StyleWriter" barset:break color:mba from:06/01/1995 till:01/01/1999 text:"Color LaserWriter"
barset:input color:mba from:06/01/1979 till:01/01/1983 text:"Graphics Tablet" barset:break color:mba2 from:01/01/1983 till:11/01/1984 text:"Keyboard"/ barset:break color:mba2 from:11/01/1984 till:09/01/1986 text:"Mouse" barset:break color:mba from:09/01/1986 till:08/01/1988 text:"(ADB)" barset:break color:mba2 from:08/01/1988 till:01/01/1992 text:Apple Scanner barset:break color:mba from:01/01/1992 till:01/01/1998 text:"Apple Adjustable Keyboard" barset:break color:mba2 from:01/01/1998 till:09/01/2003 text:"Apple USB Mouse" barset:break color:mba from:09/01/2003 till:08/01/2005 text:"Wireless" barset:break color:mba2 from:08/01/2005 till:10/20/2009 text:"Mighty Mouse" barset:break color:mba from:10/20/2009 till:$now text:"Magic" barset:break color:mba2 from:10/20/2015 till:$now text:"Magic 2" barset:break color:current from:$now till:end
barset:monitors color:mba2 from:09/01/1980 till:01/01/1985 text:"Apple displays" barset:break color:mba from:01/01/1985 till:03/01/1992 text:"(Color)" barset:break color:mba2 from:03/01/1992 till:05/01/1994 text:"AppleVision" barset:break color:mba2 from:05/01/1994 till:03/01/1998 text:"(Trinitron)" barset:break color:mba from:03/01/1998 till:08/01/1999 text:"(LCD)" barset:break color:mba2 from:08/01/1999 till:$now text:"Apple Cinema Display" barset:break color:current from:$now till:end
barset:communications color:mba from:01/01/1984 till:06/01/1985 text:"Modem" barset:break color:mba2 from:06/01/1985 till:06/01/1987 text:"Local Talk" barset:break color:mba from:06/01/1987 till:01/01/1995 text:"Fax Modem" barset:break color:mba2 from:01/01/1995 till:01/01/1999 text:"GeoPort" barset:break color:mba from:01/01/1999 till:06/01/2003 text:"AirPort" barset:break color:mba2 from:06/01/2003 till:12/01/2006 text:"iSight" barset:break color:mba from:12/01/2006 till:$now text:"APEn" barset:break color:mba2 from:01/01/2008 till:$now text:"Time Capsule" barset:break color:current from:$now till:end
barset:software color:pbduo-b from:09/01/1980 till:01/01/1984 text:"AppleWorks" barset:break color:pbduo from:01/01/1984 till:11/01/1985 text:"MacWrite/" barset:break color:pbduo from:11/01/1985 till:01/01/1987 text:"Paint" barset:break color:pbduo-b from:01/01/1987 till:01/01/1991 text:"AppleShare" barset:break color:pbduo from:01/01/1991 till:01/01/1993 text:"ClarisWorks" barset:break color:pbduo-b from:01/01/1993 till:01/01/1999 text:"FileMaker Pro" barset:break color:pbduo from:01/01/1999 till:01/01/2001 text:"Final Cut" barset:break color:pbduo-b from:01/01/2001 till:01/01/2003 text:"iTunes" barset:break color:pbduo from:01/01/2003 till:01/01/2005 text:"iLife" barset:break color:pbduo-b from:01/01/2005 till:$now text:"iWork" barset:break color:current from:$now till:end
barset:reference color:lightline from:01/01/1976 till:08/01/1977 text:"Altair" barset:break color:lightline from:08/01/1977 till:08/01/1981 text:"|TRS-80" barset:break color:lightline from:08/01/1981 till:11/01/1985 text:"|IBM PC" barset:break color:lightline from:11/01/1985 till:01/01/1989 text:"|(Windows)" barset:break color:lightline from:01/01/1989 till:01/01/1996 text:"|NeXT" barset:break color:lightline from:01/01/1996 till:08/21/2001 text:"|(Debian GNU/Linux)" barset:break color:lightline from:08/21/2001 till:01/01/2007 text:"|(Windows XP)" barset:break barset:break color:lightline from:01/01/2007 till:10/22/2009 text:"|(Vista)" barset:break color:lightline from:10/22/2009 till:10/26/2012 text:"|(Win 7)" barset:break color:current from:$now till:end barset:break color:lightline from:10/26/2012 till:10/17/2013 text:"|(Win 8)" barset:break color:lightline from:10/17/2013 till:07/31/2015 text:"|(Win 8.1)" barset:break color:lightline from:07/31/2015 till:$now text:"|(Win 10)" barset:break color:current from:$now till:end
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fontsize:S textcolor:darkblue pos:(30,190) text:Printers
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fontsize:S textcolor:darkblue pos:(30,170) text:Input Devices
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fontsize:S textcolor:lighttext pos:(560,210) text:<- Internal OEM drives only during this period ->
</timeline>
- Products on this timeline indicate introduction dates only and not necessarily discontinued dates, as new products begin on a contiguous product line.