History of Apple Computers

By Sarah Bjorklund

  • First Apple I computer tested

    Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak test the first Apple computer in the garage of his childhood home.

  • Apple introduces first successful computer, Apple II

    Apple introduces first successful computer, Apple II
    This computer costed $1,298

  • Macintosh Project & Lisa Project

    Jef Raskin is approved to begin work on the Macintosh Project. Ken Rothmuller starts working on The Lisa Project

  • Apple Lisa

    Apple Lisa
    The Lisa computer is launched and only sold 100,000 units because they cost $9,995

  • Macintosh Computer

    Macintosh Computer
    Steve Jobs introduces the Macintosh at Apple's annual shareholders meeting for $2,495

  • PowerBook Series

    PowerBook Series
    Apple releases the PowerBook, a pre-cursor to the MacBook Pro

  • PowerPC-based desktop computer

    Apple releases the PowerPC desktop computer

  • iMac

    iMac
    Apple introduces the iMac. This solved their financial problems they had the years before

  • iBook

    iBook
    The iBook was based off of the colorful iMac desktop

  • MacBook Pro

    MacBook Pro
    Apple releases the MacBook Pro with Intel architecture

  • MacBook Air

    MacBook Air
    Apple launches the macBook Air as its thinnest notebook ever