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The Apple Computer 1 (Apple-1 [a]), later known predominantly as the Apple I (written with a Roman numeral), [b] is an 8-bit motherboard-only personal computer designed by Steve Wozniak [5] [6] and released by the Apple Computer Company (now Apple Inc.) in 1976.
Wozniak's 1968 Homestead High School yearbook photo. Stephen Gary Wozniak was born on August 11, 1950, in San Jose, California. [5]: 18 [11] [12]: 13 [13]: 27 His mother, Margaret Louise Wozniak (née Kern) (1923–2014), was from Washington state, [14] and his father, Francis Jacob "Jerry" Wozniak (1925–1994) of Michigan, [5]: 18 was an engineer for the Lockheed Corporation.
On April 1, 1976, Apple Computer Company was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne. [25] [20] The company was registered as a California business partnership. [26] Wayne, who worked at Atari, Inc. as a chief draftsman, became a co-founder in return for a 10% stake.
By Erika Riggs Although Steve Jobs is synonymous with Apple, it was co-founder Steve Wozniak who designed the original Apple 1, the first computer that the company began to sell in the 1970s. In ...
Steve Wozniak, the American pioneer of personal computing and one of the two "Steves" who founded Apple, is celebrating his 65th birthday! Many of today's most used technological achievements ...
iWoz: From Computer Geek to Cult Icon: How I Invented the Personal Computer, Co-Founded Apple, and Had Fun Doing It is a 2006 New York Times bestselling autobiography by computer engineer and programmer Steve Wozniak. [1] It was co-authored by writer Gina Smith and published by W. W. Norton & Company.
Some of the more famous pranksters were Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs, founders of Apple Computer. [13] On one occasion, Wozniak dialed Vatican City and identified himself as Henry Kissinger (imitating Kissinger's German accent) and asked to speak to the Pope (who was sleeping at the time). [14] [13] Wozniak said in 1986: [15]
Mr Wozniak is worth an estimated $100m and co-founded the fledgling Apple Computer company in 1976 alongside business partner Steve Jobs, who passed away in 2011.