Apple at 50: Hits and misses of a tech giant that rose from humble beginnings

Company founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne has had a huge impact on how we relate to consumer technology ...

Steve Jobs sold his Volkswagen to raise $1,300 for Apple’s first computer. He became a millionaire just two years later at 23

Steve Jobs sold his car to raise enough money to build Apple’s first computer. Just one year later, the tech titan reeled in ...
RTE Online

First Apple computer sells at auction for $387,750

An original Apple computer from 1976 has sold at auction for nearly $388,000. Known as the Apple 1, it was one of the first Apple computers ever built. It sold earlier this week for $387,750 at a ...
RTÉ Ireland

8 ways Apple's technology has changed the world in 50 years

From the Apple II to the iPhone, the company's extraordinary products and achievements have helped to open up computing to ...
The Irish Times

A tempting first Apple computer

WHAT WILL FUTURE collectors make of the information technology revolution of the late 20th century? If previous trends are a guide. then early examples of items such as personal computers, laptops and ...
Independent.ie

1976 Apple computer up for sale

One of the first Apple computers ever built goes on the Christie's auction block in New York next week - and it could sell for half a million dollars (€322,000), or more. The Apple 1 from 1976 is a ...
Silicon Republic

Apple turns 50: 8 of the company’s biggest tech milestones

With Apple turning 50 years old today, Northumbria University’s Nick Dalton goes through some of the tech giant’s most ...
Irish Examiner

Apple prototype from 1976 could sell for $500k

The Apple 1 from 1976 is a forerunner of today’s MacBooks, iPads and iPhones. Ted Perry, a retired school psychologist from California who owns the old Apple, has kept it stashed away in a cardboard ...
Yahoo Finance

Steve Jobs sold his Volkswagen to raise $1,300 for Apple’s first computer. He became a millionaire just two years later at 23

If it weren’t for a Volkswagen bus and a calculator, Apple might never have existed. At the time, the late cofounder Steve Jobs was in his early twenties and strapped for cash, but hooked on the idea ...
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Apple's 50th Anniversary: impact on computing and culture

From Apple's headquarters in Cupertino to celebrations and parties around the world, the story of Apple's 50 years in Silicon Valley comes with personal stories from people who've grown up with its ...