Who Started Apple Computer Inc

Apple Computer Inc. was founded on April 1, 1976, by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne. Jobs and Wozniak, two college dropouts, had teamed up in Jobs’ parents’ garage to start Apple. Wayne, who had been Jobs’ friend in high school, had been persuaded to join them as the company’s third founder and initial investor.

Jobs and Wozniak named their new company Apple because they wanted to name it after the fruit, and Jobs had been inspired by the logo for the Apple II computer designed by Paul Rand. The company’s first product was the Apple I, a computer …