History of Apple

Apple, Inc.

Period: Jan 1, 1976 to Oct 9, 2011

Apple I created

Mar 1, 1976

Steven Wozniak finished the first Apple I computer.

Apple Computer Company

Apr 1, 1976

Apple Computer Company founded by Steven Wozniak, Steven Jobs, and Ron Wayne.

Apple Computer Company

Jan 3, 1977

Apple Computer, Inc. is officially created after it is incorporated.

Apple II

Apr 1, 1977

Apple II is introduced to the public. It retails for $1295

Apple II+

Jun 1, 1979

Apple II+ is inroduced to the public for $1195.

Apple III

May 19, 1980

The Apple III is released at the National Computer Conference.

Apple IIe

Jan 19, 1983

The Apple IIe is introduced for $1395 and becomes the most successful and popular Apple computer.

Fortune 500 Company

May 1, 1983

Apple enters Fortune 500 and becomes the fastest growing company in history.

MacIntosh

Jan 24, 1984

Apple introduces the MacIntosh computer.

The Apple Store

Nov 10, 1997

The Apple Store is introduced.

iMac

Aug 15, 1998

iMac is released.

iBook

Jul 21, 1999

The iBook is introduced at the MacWorldExpo.

Apple Stores

May 19, 2001

Apple opens its first own retail stores.

iPod

Oct 23, 2001

Steve Jobs introduces the iPod.

eMac

Apr 29, 2002

eMac is introduced for educational purposes

iTunes

Oct 16, 2003

iTunes 4.1 available for Mac and PC.

iTunes

Jul 12, 2004

iTunes becomes the most successful legal only music download service.

iPod

Jul 19, 2004

4th generation iPod is introduced.