[kmos17]

It was revolutionary, I remember at first feeling like I was really missing the command line and oddly feeling constrained by the ui, but for graphic design it opened up a world of possibilities. Things like a mouse and pointer with copy/cut/paste and the ability to select pixels and move them around was ground breaking to me. As others have noted it needed the launch of the laserwriter printer to make it a full desktop publishing solution.

It also came with instruction booklets similar to these ads and the overall feel of it was an advertising/branding stroke of genius in my opinion. It was the first time I felt a computer had real potential as a creative tool. As a creative it felt like it opened up a world of possibilities, a bit like a digital version of walking in an art supply store.