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Visit the IIIF page to learn more. View manifest View in Mirador. Description In , computer pioneers Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs began selling their Apple I computer in kit form to computer stores.
Wozniak and Jobs demonstrated a prototype in December, and then introduced it to the public in April The Apple II started the boom in personal computer sales in the late s, and pushed Apple into the lead among personal computer makers. External storage was originally on cassette tape, but later Apple introduced an external floppy disk drive. Among the Apple II's most important features were its 8 expansion slots on the motherboard. These allowed hobbyists to add additional cards made by Apple and many other vendors who quickly sprung up.
This "killer application" was extremely popular and fostered extensive sales of the Apple II. But some rumors attributed the value to Wozniak's laziness when typing…. It's easy to see that the Apple 1 had nothing to do with what we mean by a personal computer today.
It was just a plate, with the components and connectors installed. Buyers, usually electronics students or interested amateurs, had to arrange a lot to have a computer that could be used. Power sources, keyboards and monitors were not included. The latter were generally improvised with adapted television sets.
Offices also had to be made by buyers, or ordered from computer stores. They were almost always built of wood, and the result was not always beautiful But it was a revolution. Today, it is the largest technology company on the planet, with a marked value of over a trillion dollars The rarity, according to the advertiser, is still fully functional.
Their work ended up revolutionizing the computer industry and changing the face of consumer technology. Apple Inc. On April 1, , they debuted the Apple 1, a desktop computer that came as a single motherboard, pre-assembled, unlike other personal computers of that era.
The Apple II was introduced about a year later. The upgraded machine included an integrated keyboard and case, along with expansion slots for attaching floppy disk drives and other components. Technical failures and other problems with the machine resulted in recalls and damage to Apple's reputation.
The first home computer with a GUI, or graphical user interface — an interface that allows users to interact with visual icons — was the Apple Lisa. This machine, though, was quite large. Jobs adapted the technology for the Apple Lisa, a computer small enough to fit on a desktop.
In , Apple introduced its most successful product yet — the Macintosh , a personal computer that came with a built-in screen and mouse. The machine featured a GUI, an operating system known as System 1 the earliest version of Mac OS , and a number of software programs, including the word processor MacWrite and the graphics editor MacPaint.
The New York Times said that the Macintosh was the beginning of a "revolution in personal computing. He went on to found NeXT Inc. Over the course of the s, the Macintosh underwent many changes.
In , the company introduced three new models — the Macintosh Classic, Macintosh LC, and Macintosh IIsi — all of which were smaller and cheaper than the original computer. Ken Kocienda offers an inside look at Apple's creative process. For fifteen years, he was on the ground floor of the company as a specialist, directly responsible for experimenting with novel user interface concepts and writing powerful, easy-to-use software for products including the iPhone, the iPad, and the Safari web browser.
His stories explain the symbiotic relationship between software and product development for those who have never dreamed of programming a computer, and reveal what it was like to work on the cutting edge of technology at one of the world's most admired companies. A5 E87 This book tells the story of Apple's evolution from the inside and its initial conception, when Steve was first driven by the power of design to establish it as the strategic core of Apple's business model.
It is also for the millions of Apple users, admirers, fans, and critics who may be curious about the origins of the products and the brand they feel so deeply about. Here is the story of the most amazing creative journey, which had to overcome tremendous opposition, both inside Apple and across the wider technology industry.
U62 E45 Jay Elliot was hired personally by Steve Jobs, just in time to accompany him on the last of his historic visits to Xerox's Palo Alto Research Center, the visits that changed the course of computing.
As Senior VP of Apple, Jay served as Steve's right-hand man and trouble-shooter, overseeing all corporate operations and business planning, as well as software development and HR. In Leading Apple with Steve Jobs, Jay details how Steve managed and motivated his people and what every manager can learn from Jobs about motivating people to do the best work of their lives.
U64 A There was a time, not too long ago, when the typewriter and notebook ruled, and the computer as an everyday tool was simply a vision. Revolution in the Valley traces this vision back to its earliest roots: the hallways and backrooms of Apple, where the groundbreaking Macintosh computer was born. The book traces the development of the Macintosh, from its inception as an underground skunkworks project in to its triumphant introduction in and beyond.
J63 I83 Based on more than forty interviews with Steve Jobs conducted over two years--as well as interviews with more than family members, friends, adversaries, competitors, and colleagues--Walter Isaacson has written a riveting story of the roller-coaster life and searingly intense personality of a creative entrepreneur whose passion for perfection and ferocious drive revolutionized six industries: personal computers, animated movies, music, phones, tablet computing, and digital publishing.
Isaacson's portrait touched millions of readers. At a time when America is seeking ways to sustain its innovative edge, Jobs stands as the ultimate icon of inventiveness and applied imagination. He knew that the best way to create value in the twenty-first century was to connect creativity with technology. He built a company where leaps of the imagination were combined with remarkable feats of engineering. His friends, foes, and colleagues offer an unvarnished view of the passions, perfectionism, obsessions, artistry, devilry, and compulsion for control that shaped his approach to business and the innovative products that resulted.
His tale is instructive and cautionary, filled with lessons about innovation, character, leadership, and values. U62 J
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