3.6 The biggest loser in the history of Apple

     This order was both a great success, and the difficulty for the young company: Jobs got into debt to pay for the components. Wayne, by virtue of their life experience and many failures, did not believe that Terrell will pay the order, and he gave his 10% Steve for $ 800. His instinct had not deceived him - he suffered a collapse of the most ambitious in their lives. Its package of 10% by 1991 would cost 875 million dollars.

     In order to fulfill the order on time, the trio was in the garage of Jobs' bezvylazno by connecting to the production of even relatives. A month later, after work, they calculated expenses, and apparently under the influence of Steve Jobs, a price on Apple I in 666 dollars 66 cents.

     Terrell bought the whole lot, however, he had to hire additional staff to the body to bring computers into the divine form. Apple I for a long time gathering dust on the shelves, but they gradually bought up.

3.7 A lot is not even dream

     Meanwhile, Wozniak has dreamed of the idea of ​​Apple II, Jobs sought out as an investor, since the money obtained from the sale of Apple I, barely enough to pay debts.

     Entrepreneur Don Valentino introduced Jobs with Mike Markulloy. Markulla at that time retired from active business operations after successful transactions with stakes in Intel and Fairchild Semiconductor. He helped Jobs develop a business plan, the company has invested 92,000 dollars of personal savings and provided a credit line of $ 250 000 in Bank of America. January 3, 1977 by Apple Computer, was officially registered. In order to avoid legal problems in the future partnership Ron Wayne was bought for 5,308 dollars 96 cents, a third of the amount was given to him in the form of a check. Wayne, voluntarily left the company a year before, did not expect such a large payout and was very pleased. But we know that this joy was premature.

     Just the Apple II and Steve brought deserved fame. It was the first computer with a color display, sound, ability to program on BASIC, empty units in the panel (idea Wozniak), cast plastic body (the idea of ​​Steve Jobs), were later released drives, which further raised the sale.

     By 1980, the company has employed several thousand employees, products were very popular and were exported. The energy of Steve was so strong that the internal PR was not necessary - the atmosphere in the company has been working in every sense of the word, Apple attracted professionals who called themselves "people with six-blood" (because of the logo Apple) and wore T-shirts with the inscription "I work 90 hours a week and am proud of it."

3.8 One small step for man...

     History Jobs and Wozniak - almost a sample of the American dream, but also a good example of the division of financial and industrial management. Two Steve was lucky - they were in the right place at the right time.

     But for the entire industry Apple computers meant much more than just a commercially successful product of a single firm - it happened that they brought the world to the new standard, it is they who set the rules of etiquette in the PC world. This can be compared with the first step on the moon - in theory all knew it was possible. In practice, managed, frankly, a little :)