The Big Apple - Apple's Rise to Fame

The great company of Apple had an interesting start. The creator of Apple I, Steve Wozniak, was originally an employer for Hewlett Packer. In late 1974, Wozniak joined the “Homebrew Computer Club.” This is a club where many “electronic enthusiasts met.” The goal of the club was to learn from each other and assist each other with their electronic equipment. These great minds together woul d make an immense difference in the future.

Wozniak was convinced by his friend, Steve Jobs, to build a personal computer with him. The two business friends would show off their latest technology to the Homebrew Computer Club every two weeks. Influencing them, and allowing for their input as well.

Towards the end of 1975 Wozniak decides to begin to work on his own personal micro computer. He was inspired by the Altair 8800 that was shown to him in during a Homebrew Computer Club meeting. Because he knew he could not afford such a thing, he decided to make one of his own—with a few personal touches.

He decided to call this work of art the Apple I. He finished it in March of 1976, and then he tried to sell it to Hewlett Packer, his employer at the time. He made them an amazing offer of $800, but yet, they still turned it down. This made Wozniak furious, so that is when he decided to make the Apple Company.

On April 1st, 1976 the Apple Company was founded by Steve Wozniak, Steve Jobs, and Ron Wayne. In May they introduced the Apple I to the Homebrew Computer Club, and the president made 50 orders, paying $666 dollars each. In June, Ron Wayne left the company to pursue his other adventures.

Later in the year they come out with Apple II, only to be turned down by Commodore. But a few months later Commodore smartened up and purchased a company who is powered by the Apple I and Apple II, MOS Technology. Another big milestone for the company this year was that they met one of Apple’s most important investors, Mike Markkula, who was the key investor for Apple for the next twenty years to come.

In January 1977 Markkula invests 92,000 dollars in the Apple company to make them officially Apple Computers, INC. In April they publicly began to sell the Apple II. They were selling these microcomputers for nearly $1300!! In 1979 Apple began the “Macintosh” projects, but they did not reach stores until 1984.

In 1985, Steven Wozniak decides to leave Apple, INC. Steve Jobs and John Sculley are the two main people running Apple, but the tension between the two are high. Later in the year after many problems with Jobs, Apple Computers, INC sues Jobs. There are no longer any original Apple founders working within the company.

The story of Apple Computers, INC continues long after today. The computer masterminds will compete to build the greatest, fastest, best computer for mankind. Bill Gates introduction of Microsoft made great changes to the PC, and Sculley made a smart move to let Bill Gates use the Mac technology for Windows. In 1991 Apple, IBM, and Motorola formed an alliance with each other, allowing each of the companies to become even bigger and better companies in today’s society.

The latest news on Apple Computers, INC is their new Apple Tablet. It is claimed to be the “ideal business tool,” and will make a huge difference in business technology. It is a simple touch screen device that is expected to sell at the ideal price with the perfect amount of technology and tools for any business.