Wozniak and Jobs worked out of a family garage on developing a personal computer the average person could use.
Wozniak worked on the designing and building the machines while Jobs worked on marketing the computers.
In 1976 they founded the company called Apple Inc.. But Wozniak was working for Hewlett-Packard at the time.
As a condition of his employment he had signed an Intellectual property agreement.
This meant that anything he invented was the property of Hewlett-Packard.
But HP was not interested in his "Apple I" computer invention which left him free to do what he wanted with it.
They began selling Apple I computers that same year.
In 1977, they made their second computer called the Apple II which was very successful.
They went on to produce the Apple III.
But the The Apple I,  II and III computers were text-based machines.
Jobs wanted to invent something completely new.
The two were working on a new computer they called the Apple Lisa.
Jobs made a deal with Xerox who then owned PARC, the Palo Alto Research Center.
In return for three days access to PARC, Xerox could buy 100,000 shares of Apple stock for $10 each.
Wozniak and Jobs were amazed at what they saw at PARC.
Xerox had built a computer called the  Xerox Alto but had not marketed it.
The Alto had a Graphical user interface instead of being simply text-based.
It used a computer mouse to point and click on objects on the computer's screen.
Jobs decided all Apple computers from that time on would use a mouse.

In 1985, Wozniak left Apple and sold most of his stock.
He remained an Apple employee and still received an annual salary.
He returned to the University of California, Berkeley in 1986 to complete his degree in electrical engineering.

He also started a number of other projects.
These include starting CL 9, which created a universal remote control.
Wozniak founded]] Wheels of Zeus which developed wireless GPS-enabled products.
He joined the board of directors of Danger Inc.  which produces mobile computing hardware and software.
He also spent a few years teaching grade school.
Wozniak and Jobs worked out of a family garage on developing a personal computer the average person could use. Wozniak worked on the designing and building the machines while Jobs worked on marketing the computers. In 1976 they founded the company called Apple Inc.. But Wozniak was working for Hewlett-Packard at the time. As a condition of his employment he had signed an Intellectual property agreement. This meant that anything he invented was the property of Hewlett-Packard. But HP was not interested in his "Apple I" computer invention which left him free to do what he wanted with it. They began selling Apple I computers that same year. In 1977, they made their second computer called the Apple II which was very successful. They went on to produce the Apple III. But the The Apple I,  II and III computers were text-based machines. Jobs wanted to invent something completely new. The two were working on a new computer they called the Apple Lisa. Jobs made a deal with Xerox who then owned PARC, the Palo Alto Research Center. In return for three days access to PARC, Xerox could buy 100,000 shares of Apple stock for $10 each. Wozniak and Jobs were amazed at what they saw at PARC. Xerox had built a computer called the  Xerox Alto but had not marketed it. The Alto had a Graphical user interface instead of being simply text-based. It used a computer mouse to point and click on objects on the computer's screen. Jobs decided all Apple computers from that time on would use a mouse.
In 1985, Wozniak left Apple and sold most of his stock. He remained an Apple employee and still received an annual salary. He returned to the University of California, Berkeley in 1986 to complete his degree in electrical engineering.
He also started a number of other projects. These include starting CL 9, which created a universal remote control. Wozniak founded]] Wheels of Zeus which developed wireless GPS-enabled products. He joined the board of directors of Danger Inc.  which produces mobile computing hardware and software. He also spent a few years teaching grade school.
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