On April 21, 1995, rumors swirled that Canon (yes, the Japanese camera company!) might take over Apple, which was struggling at the time.

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On April 19, 1994, Gaston Bastiaens, the executive in charge of Apple's new Newton MessagePad line, parted ways with the company.

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On April 18, 1996, Apple unveiled a massive $15 million promotional tie-in for the "Mission: Impossible" movie starring Tom Cruise. What a disaster!

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On April 7, 1997, Apple's System 7 operating system got its final update when Mac OS 7.6.1 shipped. It fixed bugs and ended the Clone Mac era.

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On April 6, 1939, John Sculley was born. He went on to become Apple's third CEO and oversaw the company's transformation into a profit powerhouse.

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On March 28, 1996, Apple warned Wall Street that it would report a $700 million quarterly loss. It was Apple's worst quarter ever.

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On March 27, 1995, the first official Macintosh clone launched. The high-end Radius System 100 Mac clone delivered on specs.

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On March 25, 1993, Apple exec Gaston Bastiaens wagered that the Newton MessagePad would ship before summer ended. The prize? His wine cellar!

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On March 24, 1997, the Newton MessagePad 2000 brought major upgrades to Apple's PDA line, including a better display and a faster processor.

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On March 23, 1992, Apple released the Macintosh LC II, a low-cost “headless” Macintosh that was roughly analogous with today’s Mac minis.

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