Today in Apple history
August 11
Apple launches and archive events connected to August 11, plus nearby launches from the same month.
No exact launch date in the archive for August 11.
Here are nearby Apple launches from the same month instead.
Also in August
PowerBook 165The grayscale 165 was the sensible, affordable PowerBook: the speed of the 180 without the pricey active-matrix screen, aimed at buyers who just wanted a dependable portable Mac.
Power Macintosh 7200The 7200 helped move the Mac from NuBus to PCI, a crucial modernization even in Apple’s messy mid-1990s lineup.
Power Macintosh 7500The 7500 became a favorite upgrade platform: PCI slots, replaceable CPU card and enough video I/O for multimedia work.
Power Macintosh 8500The 8500 was the multimedia tower of the first PCI Power Mac generation, built for video and production work.
PowerBook 190The 190 was the budget sibling to the infamous 5300 and the end of the 68k PowerBook line.
PowerBook 5300The first RISC PowerBook.
PowerBook Duo 2300cThe final Duo swapped in PowerPC, keeping the dockable dream alive a little longer before Apple moved on.
iMac G3The "i" was for internet, the colour was Bondi Blue.
Power Mac G4Apple cheekily claimed the G4 was fast enough to be export-restricted as a weapon.
iMac G5Apple hid the entire machine behind a flat panel on a simple foot, establishing the all-in-one shape every iMac has used since.
Mac Pro (2006)The Power Mac G5 tower, now with quad-core Intel Xeons.
Xserve (Intel)The Intel Xserve was Apple’s last rack server, powerful and well-liked in Mac-heavy shops before Apple exited the category.
Mac Pro (2010)The last of the great tower Mac Pros: up to 12 cores, four hard-drive bays and effortless expansion.
iMac (27-inch, 2020)The last big Intel iMac was a polished endpoint: 10-core CPUs, better webcam, SSDs across the line and an optional nano-texture 5K panel before Apple Silicon changed the all-in-one story.Last updated: 2026-08-11