APPLE COMPUTER, INC.
\ˈapə͡l kəmpjˈuːtə], \ˈapəl kəmpjˈuːtə], \ˈa_p_əl k_ə_m_p_j_ˈuː_t_ə]\
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Manufacturers of the Macintosh range of personalcomputers as well as the earlier Apple I, Apple II andLisa. Founded on 1 April 1976 by Steve Jobs and SteveWozniak.Apples were among the first microcomputers. They originallyused the 6502 processor and are still being made (August1994), now using the 65816. The Apple II line, whichincludes the Apple I, is the longest existing line ofmicrocomputers.Steve Jobs left Apple (involuntarily) and started NeXT andlater returned when Apple bought NeXT in late 1997 (?).Quarterly sales $2150M, profits $138M (Aug 1994). (http://apple.com/).[Dates? More?]
By Denis Howe
