Apple

1. Early Beginnings and Founders

  • Steve Jobs: The visionary and marketing force.

  • Steve Wozniak: The engineering genius, designer of the Apple I and Apple II computers.

  • Ronald Wayne: An original partner who quickly divested his 10% stake for 800800 dollars.

2. The Apple Computer Company

  • Founding Date: April 1, 1976.

  • Location: Jobs's parents' garage in Los Altos, California.

  • Initial Product: The Apple I personal computer kit.

    • Designed by Wozniak.

    • Hand-built by Jobs and Wozniak.

    • Sold for 666.66666.66 dollars.

3. Incorporation

  • Date: January 3, 1977.

  • Initial Investors: Mike Markkula, a venture capitalist, played a crucial role in providing financing and business expertise.

4. Key Products and Milestones

  • Apple I (1976): A bare circuit board sold as a kit.

  • Apple II (1977): A fully assembled home computer, highly successful and user-friendly, featuring color graphics and expandable architecture. It was a major driver of Apple's early growth.

  • Lisa (1983): An early personal computer with a graphical user interface (GUI), though commercially unsuccessful due to its high price.

  • Macintosh (1984): Introduced with a famous Super Bowl advertisement, it popularized the GUI for personal computers.