Apple was founded on April 1, 1976, in Cupertino, California, as Apple Computer Company by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne.

Quick Scoop

  • Founding date: April 1, 1976.
  • Original name: Apple Computer Company (a partnership)..
  • Incorporation: Became Apple Computer, Inc. on January 3, 1977.
  • Founders: Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, Ronald Wayne.
  • First product: The Apple I personal computer, designed and hand‑built by Steve Wozniak.

Tiny bit of story

Apple started as a small partnership set up to sell Wozniak’s Apple I, built largely by hand and financed by Jobs selling his van and Wozniak selling his calculator. Within a year, the company was incorporated and soon launched the Apple II, helping kick off the early personal computer boom.

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