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Apple Computer Inc 1976–1980: The early years Apple was established on April 1, 1976 by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne, to sell the Apple I personal computer kit. They were hand-built by Wozniak and first shown to the public at the Homebrew Computer Club. The Apple I was sold as a motherboard (with CPU, RAM, and basic textual-video chips)—less than what is today considered a complete personal computer. The Apple I went on sale in July 1976 and was market-priced at $666.66 When Apple went public, it generated more capital than any IPO since Ford Motor Company in 1956 and instantly created more millionaires (about 300) than any company in history. Present: Mobile consumer electronics era On January 17, 2011, an internal Apple memo from Jobs announced that he will once again take a medical leave of absence, for an indefinite period, to allow him to focus on his health. Chief operating officer Timothy D. Cook will take up Jobs day-to-day operations at Apple, although Jobs will still remain involved in major strategic decisions for the company. Mac and accessories Mac mini, consumer sub-desktop computer and server introduced in 2005 iMac, consumer all-in-one desktop computer introduced in 1998 Mac Pro, workstation-class desktop computer introduced in 2006, replacing the Power Macintosh MacBook, consumer notebook introduced in 2006, replacing the iBook MacBook Air, ultra-thin, ultra-portable notebook introduced in 2008 MacBook Pro, professional notebook introduced in 2006, replacing the PowerBook Xserve, rack mounted server Some picture of Apple Products Headquarters Apple Inc.s world corporate headquarters are located in the middle of Silicon Valley, at 1 Infinite Loop, Cupertino, California. This Apple campus has six buildings that total 850,000?square feet (79,000 m2) and was built in 1993 by Sobrato Development Cos. In 2006, Apple announced its intention to build a second campus on 50?acres (200,000 m2) assembled from various contiguous plots. Th