Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne found Apple Computer in Los Altos.
The computer that built the personal-computing industry.
The largest IPO since Ford in 1956; creates ~300 millionaires overnight.
"1984" Super Bowl ad; the mouse and GUI go mainstream.
After a boardroom struggle, Jobs resigns to found NeXT.
Apple acquires NeXT; Jobs becomes interim CEO of a company 90 days from bankruptcy.
Bondi blue and translucent - the comeback begins.
"1,000 songs in your pocket."
"An iPod, a phone, and an internet communicator." The smartphone era begins.
500 apps at launch; a new software economy.
The tablet finally works.
Tim Cook leads Apple into its next era.
Apple's first all-new product category under Cook.
Apple becomes the first publicly traded U.S. company worth $1T.
Apple replaces Intel with its own chips - the Mac is reborn.