Could you imagine a world without Macintosh Computers, iPads, iPhones, iPods or iTunes? Or even Pixar. I know I couldn’t. That’s where Steve Jobs comes in. Steve Jobs was the CEO of Apple Inc and Pixar Animation Studios. Many say he was the most powerful man in the computer and entertainment industry. I admire him because he came from nothing to becoming one of the most powerful CEO’s in the country. When Steve Jobs entered college he was a computer geek that nobody liked; now he is a household name. Steve Jobs kept to himself, and often went to HP after school. That’s where he got into computers. There was only one college that Jobs wanted to go to. That was Reed College in Oregon. Sadly he only lasted one semester at Reed College in Oregon. …show more content…
Steve joined the Homebrew computer club. That’s where he met Steve Wozniak. Both Steve’s created a blue box that plugs into a phone line and you can call people for free. They charged $150 per box and only cost $20 to make each one. It was their first trip into business. Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak founded Apple Inc. in 1976. They got their first contract with a computer store The Byte Shop to put together a circuit board worth $500 each. Apple Inc. was in business. Steve Jobs’ said “I’ve always wanted to own and control the primary technology in everything we do” (“Steve Jobs’ Best Quotes Better” 2 They had 30 days to make 50 circuit boards. It was going to be really tough. Jobs and Wozniak just created one of the first personal computers on the market. The bad thing was that it didn’t sell very well. But, the good thing is that Apple Inc. was officially a Corporation. After the Apple 1 experiment, Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak started to create a new product. It was called the Apple II. Many people say it was the first commercially successful personal computer on the market. It was different because it had a color screen. It was an instant seller. People still use the Apple II today. It’s most likely a newer version of …show more content…
Two for business class people, and two for consumers. (One Desktop and One Laptop). The product lines were the Powerbook and the PowerMac for the business class, and the iMac and the iBook for the consumer class. Now the four computers are the Macbook Pro, and the Mac Pro for the business class. The consumer class now is the Macbook and the iMac. Over the last 3 years Apple has introduced 2 ultra portable computers, the Mac Mini (Desktop) and the Macbook Air( Notebook) The computers were so successful he was named CEO of Apple. That’s his current position. Steve Jobs is still considered one of the most powerful CEO’s in the