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 nearly $3 million thanks to that early sacrifice.

Missing Link: The first Byte Shop opened 50 years ago

The first Byte Shop opened in California in December 1975. Without this later computer retail chain, Apple might have been ...
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Apple’s Macintosh Computer Turns 30: Did You Know It Almost Failed?

Today is the 30th anniversary of the introduction of the Macintosh. The original “Mac” arrived along with the famous 1984 commercial, aired just once (but then aired many times on local and network ...