Apple 1976-1980...

1 April 1976 was a date when Apple computer was born.

Steven Wozniak and Steven Jobs had been friends both interested in electronics. They kept in touch after graduation, and both ended up dropping out of school and getting jobs working for companies in Silicon Valley. (Woz for Hewlett-Packard, Jobs for Atari)

Wozniak had been dabbling in computer-design for some time when, in 1976, he designed what would become the Apple I.

Jobs, who had an eye for the future, insisted that he and Wozniak try to sell the machine and 1 April 1976 was a date when Apple computer was born.

But Apple did not begin to take off until 1977, when the Apple II debuted at a local computer trade show. the Apple II was an impressive machine with a a plastic case and include color graphics and in 1978 Apple introduction  the Apple Disk II with the most inexpensive, easy to use floppy drive ever (at the time), Apple sales further increased.

In 1980 with the lunch of Apple III . Apple started to increase the power of company. Now several thousand employees are working with Apple and and was beginning to sell computers abroad. Apple had taken on a number of more experienced mid-level managers and, more importantly, several new investors, who opted to take seats on the board of directors. Older, more conservative men, the new directors made sure that Apple became a "real company," much to the dismay of many of its original employees.

Difficult time for Apple:

In 1981, the time when time is bit Difficult to sell a computer because of saturated market that why  Apple had  forced to lay off 40 employees.

Jobs became chairman of Apple computer:

In 1981 things were not good for Apply. Wozniak was injured in a plane crash. He took a leave of absence and returned only briefly. Jobs became chairman of Apple computer in March.