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A Brief History of Apple Computers

URL: https://www.thoughtco.com/the-history-of-apple-computers-1991454

Founders Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak worked out of Jobs' garage at his home in Los Altos, California.1

Began a shift in the computer market

Apple 1, a desktop computer that came as a single motherboard, pre-assembled, unlike other personal computers of that era.1

It was revolutionary for the time and became one of the best selling computers at the time.

In 1984, Apple introduced its most successful product yet — the Macintosh, a personal computer that came with a built-in screen and mouse.1


Macintosh was the beginning of a "revolution in personal computing."1

the iMac1


over the course of ~15 years apple continued to produce revolutionary devices and continued to dominate the technological market.

The iMac was a strong seller, and Apple quickly went to work developing a suite of digital tools for its users1