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Apple is born!
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Apple's first commercial not exact date
In December, 1983, Apple Computers ran its' famous 1984 Macintosh television commercial, on a small unknown station solely to make the commercial eligible for awards during 1984. The commercial cost 1.5 million and only ran once in 1983, but news and talk shows everywhere replayed it, making TV history. The next month, Apple Computer ran the same ad during the NFL Super Bowl, and millions of viewers saw their first glimpse of the Macintosh computer. The commercial was directed by Ridley Scott, a -
Apple merger, not exact date
In the later half of 1996, Apple proceeded with a large merger, that would enable Apple to acquire NeXTstep. This program began the basis for Apple's next generation of computers, the OS. This was the start of Apple to again regain a high position in the computer market. In 1997, Apple made an relationship with Microsoft, that would give the two companies a 5 year patent cross-license. Microsoft also paid Apple an unstated amount of money, in order that Apple keep quiet about Microsoft stealing -
The Mac
It was perhaps the greatest gamble of Steve Jobs’ career. Barely 18 months into his second tour of duty with the company he founded, Apple’s interim CEO gathered a cadre of reporters at Cupertino’s Flynt Auditorium on May 6, 1998, to showcase the newest member Mac family: a funny-looking, rebellious sibling with a flashy attitude and a remarkable sense of style. Dressed in blue plastic and built to harness the power of the Internet, the iMac was the first PC that actually felt personal. And it w -
The ipod
On October 23, 2001 Apple Computers publicly announced their portable music digital player the iPod, created under project codename Dulcimer. The iPod was announced several months after the release of iTunes, a program that converted audio CDs into compressed digital audio files, and could organizes your digital music collection. -
The ipad
The iPad 1st generation was released in early 2010. The iPad is a tablet computer designed and developed by Apple. It is particularly marketed as a platform for audio and visual media such as books, periodicals, movies, music, and games, as well as web content.
