Very few computer wizards in the world have been as popular as Steve Jobs, the co-founder of Apple. Beyond the world of technology, Jobs had donned the roles of a humanitarian, philanthropist, and environmentalist thereby influencing people worldwide.
At a time when computers were just too expensive for the common man to use, Steve Jobs, along with Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne founded the Apple Computers Inc. in 1976. Their first work space was in the garage of Jobs’ Los Altos home. The following year, Jobs and Wozniak released Apple II, stirring the microcomputer revolution.
The growth of the company had been very fast, and under Jobs’ leadership, it introduced the Macintosh 128k computer in 1984, the first PC featuring an integral graphic user interface and a mouse.
In 1998, the all-in-one iMac computer was released-the first machines to get rid of the floppy disc drive and introduce a CD ROM slot. These computers also drew attention for their style and design.
In 1999, the iBook that came with Wi-Fi technology entered the market. The years that followed witnessed Apple introducing many gadgets like the iPod, iPhone, iPad etc.
For his outstanding contributions, Steve Jobs won many awards.
