Apple and the Personal Computer Revolution :: Technology Computers Steve Jobs

orchard apple tree and the Personal Computer RevolutionLets take a trip back in time and canvass the evolution of a computer company. Its not IBM or Microsoft. This company is Apple Computers, Incorporated. In the year 1976, before most people even pattern about buying a computer for their homes. Back then the computer community was only a few nerds building simple computers from hobby kits. When Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs exchange a van and two programmable calculators for thirteen hundred dollars and started Apple Computers, Inc., in Jobs garage, the reach for success seemed far. But these two young business men, Wozniak 26 age old and Jobs 21 years old, had a vision. Computers arent for nerds anymore, they announced. Computers are going to be the bicycle of the mind. Low cost computers for everyone. From the first day on the founders of Apple kept their vision intact, and they spoke it at every turn. They only hired people into the company that had the same visions as they d id. In early 1976 Wozniak and Jobs finish playact on a preassembled computer circuit board. It has no Product keyboard, case, sound or graphics. They call it the Apple I. They form the Apple Computer Company on April Fools Day and sold the Apple I board for $666.66 at the Home brew Computer Club in Palo Alto, California. In 1977 the Apple II is on hand(predicate) to the general public. Fully assembled and pretested, it includes 4K of standard memory board, and comes equipped with two game paddles and a demo cassette. The price is $1,298. Customers use their own TV set as a monitor and store programs on audio cassette recorders. Compare this price with computers today. The price about the same, but the computer has changed tremendously. In 1979 Apple II+ is introduced, available with 48K of memory and a new auto-start ROM for easier startup and screen editing for $1,195. Apple II Pascal is also released. In 1980 Apple FORTRAN introduced and proves to be a gun for high-level techni cal and educational applications. Apple III announced at the National Computer Conference. It has a new operating system, a built-in saucer controller and four peripheral slots priced at $3,495, the Apple III is the most advanced system in the companys history. Product In 1981 Accessory Products Division create to handle production of printers, modems and other peripherals. The Apple Language Card is introduced.