If you’re into interesting facts, few companies have as secretive, cool and intriguing histories as Apple and its leader, Steve Jobs. Anything missing? Leave a comment. Apple didn’t have two founders. It had three. Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne. Steve Jobs and Jonathan Ive share the same middle name: “Paul.” Before working at …
Despite the astonishing figures of sold Macintosh computers and a boost in sales to more than $1.5 billion in 1984 (up 55% from 1983),) Apple soon fell into its most severe crisis, which would only be overcome by Sculley’s hard measures and led to the fir ing of its visionary Steve Jobs. John Sculley had …
The Macintosh was to fulfill Steve Jobs’ vision of “computer to the people”. He created a personal computer which was easy to use and at a low cost. Steve thought of a tool for all people to broaden their mind – a revolution towards the modern way of compu ting. His Macintosh team was made …
Meanwhile, Steve Jobs had discovered his new project. Soon he had taken control of the Macintosh project, which had been started by Jeff Raskin in 1979 to design a small and handy personal computer. Steve dedicated all his power to the Macintosh, which was to be a smaller and cheaper Lisa and was to revolutionize …
The successful stock sale provided Apple with an “extravagant amount of capital ($1 billion),” which could be spent on developing the “company’s next computer generation.”) This time, however, was quite turbulent for Apple and was marked by crises and inn er power struggles. Designing on Apple III began in 1978. This computer was to be …
Apple II was a revolutionary product and “opened a new chapter in the history of data processing.”) Its introduction had an “earthshaking impact” and as the “best-selling computer of any size ever built”) it boosted the company at an enormous speed. Star ting with sales of $775,000 in 1977, Apple reached $50 million two years …
In April 1977, the Apple II was introduced to the public at the Westcoast Computer Faire, where Apple had rented the largest booth just opposite the entrance. Wozniak’s “technological wonder”) was a great success and the first orders were already made. Th e Apple II was the “first true personal computer.”) It was the first …
While the first Apple was being sold, Steve Wozniak had already begun work on another computer, the Apple II. This machine would have several special features which had not appeared in any microcomputer before and would make it “the milestone product that would usher in the age of the personal computer.”) Jobs and Wozniak sensed …
When the Homebrew Computer Club came into existence, Wozniak began attending its meetings. As he later would recall, Homebrew was a revelation for him and changed his life. He met people who “shared his love for computers”) and learned from them as well a s he encouraged them with his technical expertise. Others brought along …
Apple’s history starts with the story of two young and exceptional people who began building a computer in their garage and “launched the microcomputer revolution,”) changing our daily life in many respects. The Apple story is the story of the two “Steves”. Stephen G. Wozniak was a typical Silicon Valley child. Born in 1950, he …