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>> it was the first time that a machine was versatile. it was simple. it was friendly. >> it took the computer out of the exclusive domain of geeks and nerds and people who had memorized the commands and put it on the desk of everything. untrained, non-technical people. >> stores around the country put them on sale today, and analyst say it's a good bet that mcintosh could soon be the biggest apple of the industry's eye. >> it's got its form, eventually i want to be able to carry my mac around with me, walk around with it in my pocket. >> you really like that mac. would you trade it for an ibm...

Mouse. >> it was the first time that a machine was versatile. it was simple. it was friendly. >> it took the computer out of the exclusive domain of geeks and nerds and people who had memorized the commands and put it on the desk of everybody, untrained, non-technical people. >> stores around the country put them on sale today, and analyst say it's a good bet that macintosh could soon be the biggest apple of the industry's eye. >> it's got its form, eventually i want to be able to carry my mac around with me, walk around with it in my pocket. >> pocket computer? >> yeah. >> you really like tha...

Professionals and students. less than 5% now use computers, mostly because of their complexity. mcintosh is designed for simplicity. using a palm-sized unit called a mouse. >> it was the first time that a machine was versatile. it was simple. it was friendly. >> it took the computer out of the exclusive domain of geeks and nerds and people who had memorized the commands and put it on the desk of everything. untrained, non-technical people. >> stores around the country put them on sale today, and analyst say it's a good bet that mcintosh could soon be the biggest apple of the industry's eye. >>...

Again, the spinoffs, as we call them, all the material sciences, the medical sciences, astronomy, everything that we learn is incredible in these programs because these are very, very difficult missions, and when you do something really difficult and you make people stretch, amazing things happen. >> patti ann: so putting this curiosity mission in the context of other great moments in the space program throughout history, where would you rank this? >> that's a really good question. i would put -- if we successfully put this rover, again, the size of a mini cooper, on the surface of mars and it...

a moment on "world business today." in south korea, landslides and flooding sparked by heavy rain has killed at least 44 people. rescue workers are searching for survivors in and around the capital. hundreds of people have lost their homes and thousands don't have power. we're getting the first videos of the moment of the bomb blast in oslo during friday's terror attacks. the norwegian prime minister's announced an independent commission to examine the killings there and on utoya island. as of now, the death toll stands at 76. those are the headlines from cnn, the world news lead...