Chapter 1
The garage and the Macintosh revolution
Chapter 2
The exile, NeXT, and Pixar
Chapter 3
The return and the colorful comeback
Chapter 4
The smartphone era and lasting legacy
Ch 1 · The garage and the Macintosh revolution
steve Apple's Garage Beginnings
In Los Altos, a garage, it's true, / Oh-oh, a dream came through! / The Apple I was built with care, / A tech future, beyond compare!
BETA
steve Sort Apple's major milestones to master the rise, fall, and rebirth of the company.
steve The 1984 Macintosh revolutionized personal computing by introducing a graphical user interface and a mouse to the general public.
Fun Fact
Apple's third co-founder: Ronald Wayne co-founded Apple in 1976 but sold his ten percent share for eight hundred dollars just twelve days later.
steve To raise cash to manufacture the Apple I computer, Steve Jobs sold his Volkswagen van while Steve Wozniak parted with his calculator.
Glossary
garage (noun)
A building or shed used for housing one or more motor vehicles. In 1976, Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak built their first computers inside a Los Altos garage.
A building or shed used for housing one or more motor vehicles. In 1976, Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak built their first computers inside a Los Altos garage.
Quiz
Which famous director directed the iconic '1984' Super Bowl commercial for the Macintosh?
Quiz
How much did co-founder Ronald Wayne receive for selling his 10% stake in Apple in 1976?
Quiz
What was the name of Apple's first commercially successful computer that featured color graphics?
Quiz
Which Apple co-founder hand-built the circuitry for the Apple I and Apple II computers?