Manufacturers of the Macintosh range of {personal computers} as well as the earlier {Apple I}, {Apple II} and Lisa. Founded on 1 April 1976 by Steve Jobs and {Steve Wozniak}. Apples were among the first microcomputers. They originally used the 6502 processor and are still being made (August 1994), now using the 65816. The Apple II line, which includes the Apple I, is the longest existing line of microcomputers. Steve Jobs left Apple (involuntarily) and started NeXT and later returned when Apple bought NeXT in late 1997(?). Quarterly sales $2150M, profits $138M (Aug 1994). Start . [Dates? More?] (1998-03-13)
