The real history of Apple Computer.doc

The real history of Apple Computer June 1971, Wozniak dropped out from college after High School students and their neighbor, Bill? Fernandez (BillFernandez) in the local assembly of plastic parts the company dropped their first computer. That day, they assembled under the garage at the Fernandez home computer the name of this drink beverage machine named Cream Soda Computer (CreamSodaComputer). Presentation to the local news reporters, the flash to power on fire, but very brave Wozniak. He has put up a small insect bite, but always dreamed that one day they can create a computer. Fernandez Wozniak introduce to his best friend and classmate Steve? Paul? Jobs (StevenPaulJobs, born February 24, 1955). Bill that their common love of electronics will overcome the differences in age. McCallum idyllic memories of secondary school teachers think that Steve Jobs is very capable and somewhat gregarious, he was seeing something different. At this point, Steve Jobs of course project needs parts, he would have to in Detroit The Burroughs hit a collect call, and then Bill? Hewlett (BillHewlett) the telephone number recorded in the phone book at home to the legendary founders of Hewlett-Packard call. By phone, Steve Jobs get the parts he needs to also be assembled in the Hewlett-Packard frequency counter summer jobs. In the fall of 1971 he returned to college soon, also at this time, Wozniak and Jobs in Berkeley founded their first commercial enterprises. They peddle according to Esquire magazine by the Wozniak October 1971 journal of information design on the blue box (blueboxes). The portable electronic box can be used by analog signal telephone companies make free phone calls. Jobs for 40 dollars to $ 150 parts and door to door selling this equipment, he and Wozniak profits. As is the unauthorized use of phone lines, so the change of surname Wozniak renamed as BerkeleyBlue, and Jobs is to change the name to OafTobark. In a demonstration, Wozniak as Secretary of State Henry Kissinger (HenryKissinger) to the Holy See called and asked to talk to Pope Paul VI. That the Pope is not sleeping and waking, Wozniak angrily hung up the phone. After nearly being caught by the police several times and survived a gun attack, after the threat of the purchaser, then the sale of Jobs and Wozniak in the blue box of about 200 decided to close their doors. Who would have predicted from the two kid prank phone call to the Pope to become a world leader? How did that happen? February 1985, Wozniak and Jobs in the White House accepted President Reagan awarded the National Technology Model title. May 19, 1993, Wozniak to the Polish President LechWalesa (former leader of Solidarity movement) presented PowerBook notebook computers. During the Clinton administration, the National Democratic Committee to donate $ 100,000, Jobs had to sleep in the Lincoln Bedroom. The summer of 1972 after their last meeting, Wozniak, Steve Jobs and Steve Jobs began his girlfriend to work in San Joses Westgate Shopping Centre, dressed as Alice in Wonderland (AliceInWonderland) in the figure, hour 3 dollars. Jobs and Wozniak rotation as crazy hat maker (MadHatter) and the White Rabbit (WhiteRabbit). February 30, 1973, Wozniak began his HP senior product development real job (), soon joined Fernandez, where they designed a new version hand-held calculator. For Wozniak, despite his failed efforts to join the computer department, but HP is his dream job. Jobs at Atari Corporation as a technician, earning $ 5 an hour. He is so arrogant to other employees pride that his manager AlAcorn rearrange his work, let him only at night. So a few hours later, Steve Jobs can easily sneak into the office to Wozniak, free play their favorite sports games GranTrak. Can play the game as the unrestricted exchange of Steve Wozniak to help solve difficult technical problems. Ataris Pong is a simple electronic version of ping-pong game, just as the nations family and amusement centers like the very popular game, Bushnell is very afraid of being latecomers to catch up. He envisioned a variant of Pong and called Breakout, the player in this game a ball to ricochet off the boards at the bottom of the screen and try to break the brick wall at the top. Bushnell help design the circuit to Jobs. Initially, Jobs tried to work alone, but soon realized that he himself can not solve all problems, so please help rescue Wozniak. Steve is not capable of designing such a complex thing. He found me to do a game company Atari, and describes the working principle of the game, Wozniak recalls, This is a crazy thing people: I have to be completed in 4 days. think of it, I think it is because Steve needs money to buy farms in the north. . I designed this product to be proud of, Wozniak recalls, Nolan? Bushnell need a chip less the better game. Steve said that if less than 50 chips, he will pay $ 700, the two equally. the chips that is less than 40, to pay 1,000 U.S. dollars. After 4 nights of hard work, with 42 chips. I did not intend to spend some time by the two chips, so that he will pay 700 U.S. dollars. To submit the game to Atari, Steve Jobs did not immediately pay Wozniak, explained that the money be difficult, but eventually made out a check for a $ 350 and immediately bought a southwest Portland, Oregon about 220 acres 40 miles All-One Farm. Jobs are very happy because his friend to help him improve the relationship with the boss. Bushnell was a little worried, because the record Breakout is designed to complete within a short period of time, and they rarely use the chip. Wozniak was pleased to earn some pocket money to do his favorite thing to do. Wozniak until 1984 to know this project took place in Breakout and on his good friend Steve? Jobs unpleasant things. Wozniak recalled: I was in the club to the user in FortLauderdale aircraft. I was there with the Mac with other members of the team to promote Mac computer. Andy? Hz Verde just read an Atari company introduces book Zap!, the book says Steve? Jobs designed Breakout. I explained to him, Breakout by me and Steve? Jobs co-design and get 700 dollars in compensation. Andy correction said: No, the book is $ 5,000. When I saw the book you Shaonuo Lan? Bushnell practical to Steve? Jobs paid $ 5,000, I cried. to Wo Zinie grams is not much confusion. Steve Wozniak had asked him if he would do such a project for free because he liked the technical challenge. It hurt his friend he was misled. Recalling the incident, Steve Wozniak fully aware of such things may be made. Steve has used surplus electronic components, he said that these parts can be sold for 30 cents, in the surplus can be sold for $ 6 merchandise stores, you do not tell people how much you sell. This is his business philosophy. Wozniak said. Fortunately, long after Wozniak Steve learned the trick, or else the two of them together can never be formed again, Apple. Wozniak and Jobs Homebrew regularly attend meetings, at the party they set up their computer with other fans dream of sharing their own ideas. Most club members will focus on the value of their $ 178 a Intel8080 chip, it is the micro-instrument system (MITS) Altair8800 the core components, PopularElectronics in January 1975 published on the cover of the worlds first tool box computer. Intels microprocessors really impressive, but the price is beyond the scope of Wozniak can afford. Therefore, Wozniak began looking for inexpensive alternatives. Wescon Electronics Show in San Francisco, and Wozniak found MOSTechnology6502 can be used, which is only 20 dollars a microprocessor. Wozniak wrote a BASIC compiler to run in the 6502 chip, the HP computer simulation of the chip to test the compiler. Sure that the chip practicable, Wozniak began designing a computer chip-based 6502. He did not like the Altair company uses the same 8 input data converter front-end board, but a standard QWERTY keyboard input data. As output, Wozniak connect the computer to the TV, not TeleType expensive printer or monitor. Wozniak married at the age of 25 less than two months after the March 1, 1976, completed the basic design of your own computer programs, and he proudly displayed in the Homebrew Computer gathering their own work. Steve Wozniak quickly realized that the design of the computer has the potential to make money, because they just had Wozniak blue box manufacturing. Steve Wozniak is not free of the design work by the chart, but efforts to persuade Wozniak should produce printed circuit boards and circuit boards, as product sales. Wozniak recalled: Steve did not design a circuit, design a program or piece of code written. But never give up the idea of selling computers. Steve said that we promote and sell some of the first lot of product. Jobs admitted: As far as Wozniak outstanding engineers. In terms of design, Wozniak is always better than me. Atari company continues to champion the early home video game market, the first year sales of 150,000 sets Home Edition Pongs. Atari in October 1976 by Warner Communications Company (WarnerCommunications) to $ 28,000,000 acquisition in 1978 by virtue of the Atari400 and Atari800 two computers into the home computer market. Atari company happy with my success on the home computer market, but when the video game market crash in 1983, the company has lost 500 million $ 3,800, which prompted Warner to split into two departments. Game room sector to become an independent company called Atari Games (AtariGames), family games sector is to sell the company to create competitive computer industry legend Jack CommodoreBusinessMachines? Trammel. Computer distributors in the 1985 exhibition, Atari introduced the low-end products Atari520ST, nicknamed Jackintosh, that name is because of its graphical user interface and Apples Mac computers are very similar. The company is not breaking its niche market position for long, so in December 1992 launched the final of a computer FalconO3O. July 31, 1996, Atari Corporation and JTS merger, JTS is a company located in San Jose, California hard disk manufacturers. March 13, 1998, JTS will Ataris remaining assets to a mere $ 5,000,000 to sell HIACXI (HasbroInteractive subsidiary), which in the second year of the February 20 bankruptcy protection. Atari Hasbro will almost immediately all other technologies open to the open source community, leaving only the name of the Atari company, its then owner InfogramesEntertainment () in May 2003 adopted the name. Wozniak year from Hewlett-Packard calculator department received $ 24,000 in salary, life is very comfortable, he did not intend to resign his new wife home sales circuit board to the computer enthusiast. He not only with the Jobs for the massive awareness of the personal computer market, not the same, but he did not establish the companys ambitious development computer. Wozniak was a loyal employee, so he found his employer, to persuade companies to consider manufacturing Hewlett-Packard microcomputer. Wozniak recalled: I try to convince my boss, the calculator lab manager, allowing him to passion. Obviously, when the production of micro-computers in the Hewlett-Packard is premature. Although his superiors that the fertile Zi Nieke computer is not suitable for production of his department, but notice the lawyer called Hewlett-Packard head of each department and ask them, whether you are interested in this machine: able to run BASIC and connected to the TV, the value of $ 800? Everyone said not interested and said, HP did not want to enter this market. By the employer refused Wozniak, Jobs, they find the employers. In making a good basis in that the AppleI board, we have the Atari company A? Yier Kang (AlAlcorn) demonstrate the product. Wozniak recalls, At this time, Atari introduced the first section HomePong game, the game is so great that they are busy. AppleI they think is a good thing, but they have a lot of things to myself. As with the previous Hewlett-Packard, Atari company does not Wards Zernike any invention. After being rejected two employers, Jobs persuaded Wozniak alone. The first computer in order to raise the production costs of printed circuit board, Jobs selling price of $ 1,500 to his red and white Volkswagen, Wozniak Zeyi $ 250 while the price of selling his beloved programmable HP 65 calculated device. In view Wozniak, Apple will meet their trouble, the Beatles record company founded in 1968. He was right, the British Apple (AppleCorps) do not want anyone infringing its trademark. November 1981, the British computer company Apple and Apple reached a secret agreement, to make some limited use of trademarks, and registered their own trademark. According to CEO Michael? Scott to say, Apple Computer Inc. (AppleComputer) paid $ 80,000 to the British get within range of computer products in the world to use Apple name, but the UK Apple Apple reserves the right to use music . The first printed circuit board production is completed, Jobs started looking for customers. In the Homebrew Computer Club gathering, Jobs to Paul? Jay? Trail (PaulJayTerrell) shows Apple. Paul? Jay? Trail Management ByteShop - This is the first computer research in the U.S. retail chain point, the store in December 8, 1975 opening (Trails birthday.) Trail links with the Jobs and request keep in touch. The very next day, barefooted Jobs in MountainView Trail visited the store and explained that I will keep in touch with you. Jobs to do in order to prove the dealer, the Trail has agreed to the price of 500 dollars per computer to buy 50 units, cash transactions. Only $ 25,000 of orders: Trail need to fully assembled computers. They do not have money to buy a computer assembly 50 necessary to complete the part, but Jobs is not worried. April 6, he Elmer (Elmer) and Alan? Baum (AllenBaum) won the 3-month $ 5,000 loan, and then to convince suppliers to sell parts worth $ 15,000 and deferred payment for 30 days. Jobs that young and promising to complete ByteShop not worried about debt orders, but was more concerned about the veteran Wayne. Jobs did not convince him, the Trail will be paid for the computer, but from a legal perspective, the partnership agreement to mean that his Apple for any debt may bear unlimited personal liability. Just 4 years ago, Wayne had experienced close his engineering company in Las Vegas Siand feeling pain. Wayne do not want to experience another risk of financial difficulties, so Apple was founded less than two weeks on April 12, he received a one-time payment of $ 800 after giving up 10% of the shares. I know what would make me too much. Hou Weien years explained, If Apple fails, I will experience the most painful suffering. Steve? Jobs is definitely an influential figure, but I have lost all-powerful energy. Over the years, AppleI collection aspects of the computer has become a popular commodity. There are rumors that one sold for $ 50,000 may be calculated, but it confirmed the sale price is much lower than this price. June 9, 1999, San Francisco LaSalleGallery had the 1 set AppleI (plus user manual, keyboard, self-calculating tables, and in 1976 signed a check for 600 U.S. dollars) to $ 18,000 price of the auction to an anonymous telephone bidder . April 21, 2002 Vintage Computer Festival (VintageComputerFestival) will also work in a AppleI to the auction price of $ 14,000 to HyperStudior Roger? Wagner (RogerWagner). And most people believe Apple is the opposite of the beginning in a garage, the business is from LosAltos, CristDrive11161 number of bedrooms start (the end of this land in 1983 when the county was placed under the city, the house number changed to 2066) . This is the Jobs and father Paul? R. (PaulR., SpectraPhysics the companys mechanic) and mother Clara (Clara, Varian company cashier) place to live together. Moved to the garage in its operations before the room, which are very crowded. Steve, after 30 years of age, only met his mother Joanne? Simpson (JoanneSimpson). His mother is from Green Bay Wisconsins voice clinicians. At that time he also knew their own father is a professor of political science in Eastern heritage. Steve in adoption matters settle down, two years after his father married again and have a son of Mona? Simpson (MonaSimpson), grown up to become a writer, a book published in 1998 the good guys (ARegularGuy) will Steve as the hero of the prototype. Jobs are very excited. Apple profit of about $ 8,000, he plans to borrow further to the component suppliers to develop more computer-assembly business. Jobs ambitious development plan needs cash more than the orders of funds, so in August he found his former boss Nolan? Bushnell (NolanBushnell), the Bushnell is recommended that he and the legendary venture capital firms SequoiaCapital Mr. Valentine (DonValentine) meeting. The venture capital firm to provide financial support to the Atari Corporation. At that time, Mr. Valentine was not interested, but let go A Mansi Jobs? Clifford? Mike? Markkula II (ArmasClifford Mike MarkkulaJr.), This person 34 years old, was flying his Zhao-Semiconductors (FairchildSemiconductor) working hands. Markkula, in virtue of Fairchild and Intels stock options earned a small fortune, after retiring a year ago. Apples Steve Jobs growth in the need to find financing, Wozniak is committed to his favorite: improved capabilities of the computer. Than the original Apple computer was much better the other box, but not so good. Know the calculator manufacturer CommodoreBusinessMachines eager to enter the emerging computer market, Steve Jobs invited several representatives to the garage of their parents to watch high-resolution color screen shows the helix and was very good AppleII circuit boards. Commodore company is interested in Jobs, 10 million in cash proposed sale of the company, and