Macintosh (1984) – Like the Lisa, the Macintosh had a graphical user interface. It was also cheaper and faster and had the backing of a large advertising campaign behind it. People soon realised how useful the graphical interface was for design. That led “desktop publishing”, accomplished with a Mac coupled to a laser printer, to soon become a sales driver. Photo: Flickr/stevegarfield

Macintosh (1984) – Like the Lisa, the Macintosh had a graphical user interface. It was also cheaper and faster and had the backing of a large advertising campaign behind it. People soon realised how useful the graphical interface was for design. That led “desktop publishing”, accomplished with a Mac coupled to a laser printer, to soon become a sales driver. Photo: Flickr/stevegarfield