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English Audio Request

Volodymyr
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dont fast please

* 2. An introduction• The story of Apple starts in 1976• Apple were the first company to release a home computer• Apple is now a multinational corporation that creates: - Consumer electronics - Computer software - Commercial servers
* 3. Founder of Apple Inc• The founder Steve Wozniak; a brilliant engineer, who developed his own computer at home which was the first of it’s kind
* 4. Steve Jobs• Steve jobs (a good friend of Wozniak’s) was also interested in computers and urged Wozniak to sell his new home computer• Jobs and Wozniak decided to go into business April 1st 1976 as ‘Apple Computers Inc’
* 5. The Apple I• Released April 1st 1976• This computer was the first to use a keyboard and could be connected to a T.V screen which was to start a revolution
* 6. Apple II (April 16 – 1977)• The Apple II is an 8-bit home computer; one of the first highly successful mass-produced microcomputers• Designed primarily by Steve Wozniak, manufactured by Apple Computers• The Apple II was a huge success in the home and in businesses
* 8. Apple III• The Apple III was a business-oriented personal computer that was intended as the successor to the Apple II series, but largely considered a failure in the market
* 9. The search for innovation• In the search for innovation Steve jobs took a team of Apple staff to Xerox PARC (Palo Research Centre)• Here they were given a glimpse at the future and explored completely new approaches to computing
* 10. The Apple Lisa • Development of the Lisa began in 1978 and was released in 1983 • The first computer to use a Graphical User Interface (GUI) i.e. the use of a mouse to select on screen buttons • Targeted toward business customers • It was expensive and didn’t sell
* 11. The Macintosh• Released in 1984• it soon became popular with anyone who needed an easy to use computer with a mouse and a graphical interface
* 12. The Macintosh II• In 1987 the Mac II . A basic system with 20 MB drive and monitor cost about $5200• A complete color-capable system could cost as much as $10,000 once the cost of the color monitor, video card, hard disk, keyboard and RAM were added.
* 13. The Macintosh Portable• In 1989 the Macintosh Portable was Apple’s first attempt at building a portable computer.
17. The iMac• The Original iMac was a revolutionary computer• The traditional computer tower was integrated into the monitor• It was introduced in 1984 and has since evolved 35 distinct forms
* 18. iPod• In 2001 Apple released the iPod• The iPod is the most popular selling mp3 player in world• To date, there have been 7 generations of the iPod, as well as a spin-off (the iPod Photo) that was later re- integrated into the main iPod line• Part of the iPod’s success was that it worked with Apples own iTunes software
* 19. iTunes• In 2003 the iTunes music store was launched for both Mac & Windows• This online music store allowed people to easily and legally buy songs over the internet for the first time
* 23. The iPhone• The iPhone was widely rumored before its launch in 2007• Used the same operating system as the Mac• Multi touch display to control it• Amazing internet experience on a phone• The iPhone has became the worlds most popular phone
* 24. The iPad• 2010 the iPad• A new class of device that fits between a smart phone and a full computer, allowing an unparalleled internet experience and great applications designed specifically for multi touch• The worlds most popular electronic tablet

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