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FOUNDING
Apple was established on April 1, 1976, by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne to sell the Apple I personal computer kit. -
Apple I
The Apple I, hand-built by Wozniak went on sale in July 1976. -
Apple II
The Apple II, also invented by Wozniak, was introduced on April 16, 1977. -
Apple III
The company introduced the Apple III in May 1980 in an attempt to compete with IBM and Microsoft in the computing market. -
Macintosh
In 1984, Apple launched the Macintosh, the first personal computer to be sold with an integral graphical user interface and mouse. -
Macintosh Portable
In 1989, Apple launched The Macintosh Portable, the first Macintosh with battery-powered portable. -
1991–97: Decline, restructuring, acquisitions
Apple experimented unsuccessful consumer targeted products during the 90s.
Apple purchased NeXT Company and bring Steve Jobs back to Apple. -
iMac
Apple introduced a new all-in-one computer, the iMac. -
iPod
Apple debuted the iPod portable digital audio player -
iPhone - iPod Touch
In 2007, Apple launched iPhone and iPod Touch, which introduced innovations in mobile phones and portable music players. -
iPad
The iPad was launched in the US. -
Death of Steve Jobs
Apple announced that Steve Jobs had died, marking the end of an era for Apple.