History and Mission Statement

Mission

Apple's mission to people such as students, educators, creative educators, creative professionals, and consumers, is to bring them the best personal computing experience through its innovative hardware, software and Internet offerings.

History (Macintosh)

Apple Inc., formerly called Apple Computer, Inc., is a multinational corporation that creates consumer electronics, personal computers, computer software, and commercial servers, and is a digital distributor of media content. Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, who are the founders of the company, created Apple Computer on April 1, 1976, with the release of the Apple 1, and incorporated the company on January 3, 1977, in Cupertino, California. For more than two decades, Apple computer was a manufacturer of personal computers, including the Apple II, Macintosh, and Power Mac lines.

The Macintosh also known as the Mac, is a line of personal computers designed, developed, and marketed by Apple Inc. It all began in 1976, with Jef Raskins, an apple employee who envisioned a computer for the average consumer. He named the computer after his favorite type of apple, the Mcintosh. In 1985, the Macintosh Computer line received a big sales boost with the introduction of the LaserWriter printer and PageMaker. After the introduction of the Macintosh, 50,000 units had been sold.