History of apple. By parapa Period: Dec 29, 1975 to Oct 16, 2013 Apple Apr 1, 1976 Founding of Apple Apr 16, 1977 Apple change the logo of Apple Jan 1, 1983 Apple release their first GUI Jan 1, 1984 Macintosh is created Jan 1, 1985 Steve Jobs is sacked from Apple Jan 1, 1989 Apple experiments with a portable device scheme Jan 1, 1993 Apple starts to fall in popularity and sales Jan 1, 1996 Steve Jobs returns to Apple Jan 1, 1998 Apple updates its software Jan 1, 1998 Apple changes its logo Nov 10, 2001 iPod is released Jan 9, 2007 The iPhone is released Oct 16, 2013 Still more advances to come!