Apple Inc Byte into an Apple The founders

Apple Inc. “Byte into an Apple”

The founders of Apple Woz 25’ 000$ Travel Gadget Bag (2012) • Founded in 1 April 1976 with the Name “Apple Computer” by… ü Steve Jobs ü Steve Wozniak (alias “Woz”) ü Ronald Wayne

Apple Computer I • Apple Computer I was released in 1976 Ø It was designed and hand-built by Woz Ø Price: US$666. 66 (Set by Jobs; doubling the cost of manufacturing) • Apple as company symbol and this price, really? ! • Apple’s first computer did not include monitor, keyboard or case and it had an assembled circuit board. • CPU: MOS 6502 @ 1 MHz • Memory 4 KB standard expandable to 8 KB or 48 KB using expansion cards

Apple Computer II • Apple Computer II was released in 1976 Ø One of the first highly successful mass-produced microcomputer products, designed primarily by Woz • Price: US $1, 298 • Apple Computer II "was the first of its type to provide usable colourful graphics” • CPU: MOS 6502 @ 1. 023 MHz • Memory: 4 KB RAM, but could be extended up to 48 KB RAM

Graphical User Interface & Mouse • “Xerox” was the first company with GUI and mouse • 1979, Jobs (24 Y. ) visited “Xerox” and saw these things and got excited. GUI of the Xerox Star (1981) First Apple Macintosh (1984) SRI (1963), Xerox Alto (1981), Apple Macintosh (1984)

Go and come from Jobs • 1985 John Sculley was the CEO from Apple • The selling of the products was not so good • Jobs was disappointed and sold all of his shares except one • Apple lacked courage and innovation, a very terrible time for Apple • Steve Jobs came back to Apple exactly 12 y. later • Apple released the colorful “i. Mac” • The “i. Mac” saved both Apple and Steve Jobs from bankruptcy

And more… • June 29, 2007 Apple released the first. . ü i. Phone Ø It was the beginning of a new era • January 27, 2010 Apple released the first. . ü i. Pad Ø The first tablet computer with multitouch • Today there are 18 i. Phone versions • Today there are 15 i. Pad versions • Currently we have i. OS 11. 4. 1 (updated last monday) • Newest products are “Apple Watch”, “Air. Pod”, and “Home. Pod”

Trivial fun facts • Ronald Wayne sold his shares (10%) for 800$ Ø Today it would have been worth over $93. 1 billion • Samsung was the only company, which manufactured Retina display for Apple for a long time in the past • 80, 000+ employees are working for Apple around the world • 340, 000 i. Phones sold per day. Apple sold these many phones in 2012 • Apple earns in 2012 US$ 300, 000 per minute • Steve jobs was a buddhist. • For a long time Jobs only ate fruits and was a vegetarian • Apple have a patent for the “slide-to-unlock” feature…

Do you like more trivia? • Woz is currently the employee number #1 • Jobs was upset after his return so Apple gave Jobs the employee number… ü #000 • In 1986 Steve Jobs bought “Industrial Light and Magic” for 5 million US$ and changed the name to… ü Pixar • Steve Jobs gave free i. Phone to every Apple employee. • The “i” was a synonym for “individual”, “information” and “inspiration” and was an emergency solution because “Macman” was assigned to another company

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