the History of Apple

The

History of Apple

The History of Apple Benjamin Acevedo Hammarskjold Publishing 2010

Table of Contents In The Beginning

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Starting Off

Apple II

The Lisa

Macintosh

What始s NeXT?

The Mac Comeback!

Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10

Page 11 Page 12

Page 15

General Apple Information

What Is Apple And What Do They Do? What Is An iPod?

What Is An iMac?

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Apple始s Revolution

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Page 20 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24

The Birth Of The Personal Computer The Desktop Publishing Revolution Apple Plays To A Different Tune Apple Reinvents The Phone

Apple I 7

Apple II 8

Macintosh 10

What始s An iPod? 17

What始s An iMac? 18

Phone Revolution 24

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In The Beginning

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Starting Off...

Steve Jobs and Stephen Wozniak met at a club meeting in 1975. They both dreamed of creating a computer that everyone could use. By 1976, they formed their own computer company they named “Apple.” They later built their first computer they named the Apple. It could not remember information and it didn’t have a keyboard but it could calculate accurately. This was the start to Apple.

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Apple II In 1977 they created the Apple II which was the first Apple computer to have a color screen and floppy disk which was new at that time. It was a huge success and started the personal computer revolution. The next Apple computer, the Apple III was a failure.

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The Lisa In 1982 Apple designed the Lisa which was named after Steve Job’s daughter. It was the first personal computer to have a graphic user interface and mouse, but it did not sell well because of it’s high price.

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Macintosh Macintosh was Apple’s next computer which was a huge hit and was created in 1984. With a graphic user interface and mouse, just like the Lisa, any one could operate it. A graphic user interface, using icons instead of commands, made it easy to use.

This reinvented the personal computer and soon other companies, such as Microsoft, also introduced personal computers running a graphic user interface and mouse. The Macintosh caused the desktop publishing revolution for the graphic arts and publishing industries.

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What’s NeXT? By the mid 1980’s Steve Jobs and Stephen Wozniak both left Apple because they didn’t get along with the new CEO. Steve Jobs started a new company called “NeXT” using lots of money earned from Apple, but it still failed. Then Jobs bought Pixar from George Lucas (the director of Star Wars)

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The Mac Comeback!

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While Steve Jobs was away, Apple struggled to come up with ideas and almost went bankrupt. The CEO left and Apple purchased NeXT. Steve Jobs is appointed interim chief executive officer.

Under his direction, Apple introduced a brand new operating system, several computers such as the iMac, a portable music player called the iPod, and the iTunes Music Store. (These all were released in 1999.) These all were huge hits which made Apple profitable, once again. In 2007 Apple introduced the iPhone which has revolutionized the mobile phone market. The iPhone is the most popular cell phone to date.

iMac

timeline of dierent iMac models

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2002

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2008

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General Apple Information 15

What Is Apple And What Do They Do? Apple is an American manufacturer of easy to use personal computers and related products. It was founded by Steve Jobs and Stephen Wozniak in 1976.

Apple was the first successful personal computer company and popularizer of the graphic user interface.

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What Is An iPod? A iPod is a small music player that is made

by Apple. iPods are very popular and became one of Apple’s best selling products. There are many models and designs and come in all different colors. iPods can store thousands of songs which you purchase from the iTunes Music Store.

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What Is An iMac? iMac is Apple’s all in one personal computer. It has a graphical user interface and mouse. It is clean looking and very easy to use. The iMac is one of the fastest computers around and they don’t get many problems. They do not get viruses and are not buggy.

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Apple’s Revolution

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The Birth Of The Personal Computer Apple created the first personal computers.

Before Apple came along, computers were big, bulky, and large and only big companies used them. They were complex and very hard to use. This all changed when Apple released the Apple II in 1977. Now we use computers in our everyday use.

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the Macintosh In 1984 Apple reinvented the personal computer with the creation of the Macintosh.

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The Desktop Publishing Revolution

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During the mid 1980’s the desktop publishing revolution was born with the help of the Macintosh computer, Aldus Page Maker, and the laser printer. This allowed graphic designers to easily create magazines, newspapers, brochures, flyers, and other printed materials.

It is greatly reduced production time and costs. The desktop publishing revolution created many new small advertising and graphic design companies.

Apple Plays To A Different Tune In 1999 Apple forever changed the world with the introduction of the iPod. This small music player stored thousands of songs without the need of a cassette tape. Using the iTunes Music Store, people can purchase songs and download them to their iPod. The iTunes Music Store sells more music than an other store in the world.

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Apple Reinvents The Phone In 2007 Apple changed the mobile phone industry with the creation of the iPhone. This new touch screen phone features an easy to use graphical user interface hat run thousands of applications. These “apps” do anything from games to business tools. The iPhone is also an excellent device for sending e-mails and surfing the web.

The phone also acts as a music player like the iPod. Apple’s iPhone is one of the best selling Mobile Phones today.

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About The Author This book is written by Benjamin Acevedo, a 12 year old boy that is in sixth grade and goes to Hammarskjold Middle School. When Ben isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t writing or doing his homework, he enjoys playing soccer and video games!

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