Our 10-year retrospective on Macintosh computers was published during Apple's Dark Ages. Despite Jobs' absence during this period, it's clear that Apple's machines came a long way in just a decade. In 1984, there was only one type of Macintosh. By 1994, Apple fans could choose from the Quadra and Performa series, the Powerbook portables, and the compact Macs. Sure, most of these products were commercial failures, but it's interesting to compare Apple's growth between 1984 - 1994 to its growth between 1994 - 2004.