Final Group Project Timeline of Apple Computers
ITECH 1001-17 Dr. Sonal Dekhane December 3, 2007 Marquitta Martin Sahil Datta
Timeline of the Apple Computers (History, Present,& Future)
Present “2007”


On October 26, 2007 Apple released a new operating system Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard. It is a Unix based operating system.
History of “1978”




Apple and Xerox sign an invest agreement. Xerox invest one million dollars in Apple stocks. Apple engineers were allowed to study Xerox’s PARC’s graphical user interface. The PARC operating system was the 1st OS for the public market with GUI. It was commercially unsuccessful.
History of “1985 – 1986”



Apple lays off 1200 employees. Stephen Jobs officially resigns as chairman of Apple. Apple sues Steve Jobs. Apple drops suit against Jobs & he founded NeXT, Inc.
History of “1989 – 1990”

Apple Corps sues Apple Computer accusing it of violating the terms of the agreement in 1981 by producing synthesized music.
History of “1991 – 1992”
History of “1985 – 1986”

Apple tries to make Mac more attractive by releasing “Maci – 1988”


Apple’s 10th Anniversary. The Mac SE & the Mac II are introduced. Apple sues Microsoft & Hewlett Packard accusing them of violating copyrights of Apple.
History of “1981-1982”



Steve Wozniak is injured in a plane & takes time off from Apple and does not return to the Macintosh project. Michael Scott resigns as president of Apple. Mike Markkula succeeds Scott. The Lisa’s development is officially finished. Apple Computer, Inc. & Apple Corps (recording company of the Beatles) enter a secret agreement.
History of “1999 – 2000”



Jobs becomes permanent CEO. Chief sales executive Mitch Mandich steps down. Power Mac Cube
History of “2001 – 2002”



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History of “2003 – 2004”


iTunes music store opens. Tibco sues Apple over trademark. Apple launches iTunes Canada. iMac G5

History of “2005 – 2006”




Jobs returns to Apple due to the NeXT Computer, Inc. Apple starts buying back all licenses from Mac-clone manufacturers. The Power Macintosh G3 & The Apple Store are introduced at “Apple Event”. The iMac becomes the fastest selling PC in history, being reordered over 150,000 times.


Michael Spindler replaces Sculley as CEO. Sculley resigns as chairman of Apple. Apple releases the first PDA (Newton Message Pad).
History of “1993 – 1994”
The Beginning “1976”



Steven Paul Jobs, Stephen Gary Wozniak and Ronald Gerald Wayne founded Apple Computer. In 1976, Ronald Wayne resigns from Apple Computer with only a one time payment of $80. Hewlett Packard grants Gary Wozniak the permission to create the Apple I.
History of “1983 – 1984”




The Lisa is released. Apple becomes the fastest growing company in history. John Sculley, former president of Pepsi Co., becomes president & CEO of Apple Computer, Inc. The Macintosh is released-retailing for $2495.
Opens first Apple retail store in McLean, VA. Apple acquires fire wire company Zayante. Former executive John Couch returns. Larry Elisson resigns from Apple board. iPod, OS X , iMac G4 all introduced.
History of “1979”

Apple begins working on Lisa, originally a $2000 business computer.
History of “1980”


Apple goes public. Stocks’ value increases by 1700%. The new Apple is released. Apple sold it for $4340 to $7800 depending on the configuration.



Today we are going to discuss the history of the Apple Computer. We will take you from the beginning which was in 1976 through the present 2007. We will also discuss the prediction of the near future and new Apple Computer products to be released.


Raskin dies at 61. Software development Avie Tavanian leaves. Video iPod launched & 1 million videos sold from iTunes.
Present “2007”



January of 2007 Apple dropped “Computer from its corporate name. Apple employs over 20,000 permanent & temporary employees currently. Worldwide annual sales in its fiscal year 2007 (ending September 29, 2007) are US $24.01 billion.



Release of 1st Power Macintosh desktop computer & system 7.5 Apple starts licensing the MacOS. Apple announces Pippin, a multimedia system