Books
Carlton, Jim. Apple: The Inside Story of Intrigue, Egomania, and Business
Blunders. New York: Times Business/Random House, 1997. Print.
This book was written by Wall Street journalist Jim Carlton, and records a
detailed history of the super-company Apple Inc. This book provided material on
the roots of Apple, as well as the effect of the unveiling of the Macintosh (arguably
one of Apple’s greatest triumphs). The opening chapters illustrate how
revolutionary the release of the Macintosh computer was, beginning with its
introduction in 1984. With its sleek design and pleasant demeanor, the Mac’s
would become the standard look of future computers. In fact, nearly all computers
following its release bear striking resemblance to it. The Mac also introduced the
mouse, a feature that quickly made typing complicated commands in code
obsolete. It was truly, as Jobs had promised, the computer for “all the others”. The
Macintosh was so popular with the general public that it had a 10 year advantage
over all other computer products. The book goes back to the origins of Apple,
describing the collaboration of Jobs and Wozniak to create their company. The
beginning chapters of Apple: the Inside Story of Intrigue, Egomania, and Business
Blunders helped us to understand how truly revolutionary the creation of Apple
and then the Macintosh was, and how it affected technology and the public’s view
of it forever.
Linzmayer, Owen W.. Apple Confidential: The Real Story of Apple Computer,
Inc.. San Francisco, Calif.: No Starch Press, 1999. Print.
This book was written by Owen Linzmayer, a user-interface/interaction
consultant who moonlights as a freelance writer for magazines, product reviews,
and documentation. Apple Confidential looks beyond the mainstream, “official”
history of the company to reveal little details no one knew. Its opening chapter,
“The Forgotten Founder”, details the founding of the company by Stephan Gary
Wozniak and Steven Paul Jobs, in a bedroom of 11161 Crist Drive in Los Altos,
California. It goes on to describe the creations of the first products and eventually
the fall of the company from mismanagement and a series of coups. It then
describes Apple’s rebound to popularity and profitability. This book allowed us to
understand that the makings of a great company are not without trials and
difficulties, and not everything is recorded in its history. It also gave us great
insight into the personal lives of the early founders.
Photographs
Steve Jobs and Wozniak holding an Apple I prototype. N.d. N/A, N/A. Digital
Trends. Web. 5 Dec. 2011.
This picture was taken from the internet (the photograph URL is
http://cdn4.digitaltrends.com/wpcontent/uploads/2011/10/steve_wozniak_steve_jobs11.jpg). This photo depicts
Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak holding up the motherboard of an early Apple I
computer. We used it because it showed the two founders together with a product
of their cooperation.
Macintosh. N.d. N/A, N/A. LowEndMac. Web. 5 Dec. 2011.
The URL for this picture is
http://lowendmac.com/compact/art/mac128k320.jpg. This picture shows an
original Macintosh computer, with its keyboard and mouse. We used this picture to
show the computer that revolutionized computing technology and aesthetic design .
Its release in 1984 changed the world of computers forever.
Apple Computer. Steve Jobs and Wozniak. N.d. N/A, N/A. Steve Jobs Pics.
Web. 5 Dec. 2011.
The URL of this picture is
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_sa5GZslpUrU/TG1yhDVK6XI/AAAAAAAAAME/Fg5
3xnajGH0/s1600/jobs_and_wozniak_1975.jpg. This is a picture of Steve Jobs and
Steve Wozniak at work, in California, 1975. We used this picture because it shows
the two founders at an early stage of the company. This became part of our page on
the history of Apple Inc.
Macworld. iPhone 4. N.d. N/A, N/A. Macworld. Web 5 Dec. 2011.
The URL for this picture is
http://zapp2.staticworld.net/reviews/graphics/products/uploaded/apple_16gb_ipho
ne_4_cdma_verizon_794204_g8.jpg. It is a picture of an iPhone 4, the second
latest phone released by Apple. We incorporated this picture to show to show the
evolution of Apple products.
N/A. Original iPod. 2001. N/A, N/A. Gizmodo. Web. 5 Dec. 2011.
The URL for this photo is
http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/4/2009/08/500x_original-ipod.jpg. This
was part of our page on the evolution of recent Apple products, from the least
decade. It portrays one of the very original iPods, released in 2001. It
revolutionized the portable music player industry.
Websites:
"Apple Computer, Inc. -- Company History." Find Funding with Banks, Investors,
and Other Funding Sources | FundingUniverse. Web. 06 Dec. 2011.
<http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/Apple-Computer-IncCompany-History.html>.
We chose to use this site because it has almost all the information we needed for our
topic. The site had dates organized in a way easy to understand and very clear as well as
sections dedicated to specific parts of the topic that we need to find information. It
explains how Apple inc. became successful and tells how they revolutionized modern
society. This site also includes statistics and actual Apple inc. information such as total
sales, stock exchanges, employees, addresses, and phone numbers. The site is basically a
profile of Apple inc. and includes many helpful facts for our research. This site has
almost everything we need for our research and that is why we chose to use this site.
CurtisR8. "History of the Digital Age » The Journey of Apple Inc." History.msu.edu. ©
2008 TypeBased, July 2011. Web. 05 Dec. 2011.
<http://history.msu.edu/hst250/2011/07/01/the-journey-of-apple-inc/>.
This page is a report made by a person on the Era of Apple inc. It will provide
information on the topic and help us with what to write as information on our website.
This site will help us with the layout of our data.
"Early Apple Business Documents." Computer History Museum. Web. 06 Dec. 2011.
<http://www.computerhistory.org/highlights/earlyapple/>.
This site has information on the business side of Apple inc. We could use this site to help
us research and collect information on the company’s business aspect. The site tells
about the early plans and ideas that the company had for the future such as the
Macintosh.
Foljanty, Lukas. The Apple Museum | Home. Web. 06 Dec. 2011.
<http://www.theapplemuseum.com/index.php?id=1>.
This website was created in the intention of honoring Apple inc. We chose this site
because it is a online museum of the company’s history which should certainly help us
with gathering information for our website.
Groberman, Alex. "The History of Apple Inc." Opposing Views | Issues, Experts,
Answers. © 2008-2011 Opposing Views, Inc., 30 Apr. 2011. Web. 05 Dec. 2011.
<http://www.opposingviews.com/i/the-history-of-apple-inc>.
This site contains a small article on Apple inc. that we used for our research. This
source gave us info for our topic of apple.
"History of Apple Inc.: How Did Apple Choose the "i" Naming Convention: IMac,
IPod?" Quora. Web. 06 Dec. 2011. <http://www.quora.com/History-of-AppleInc/How-did-Apple-choose-the-i-naming-convention-iMac-iPod>.
This website contains information on why Apple inc. used the “I” convention for their
products. This site provides information for a section of our website and information we
will display. There are quotes that we could use to find more quotes from the people of
the company.
Kumar, Surrender. "Apple Inc History." Submit Articles - Free Ezine Articles Directory Sooper Articles. © 2011 Sooper Articles, 03 June 2009. Web. 05 Dec. 2011.
<http://www.sooperarticles.com/technology-articles/apple-inc-history3733.html>.
We chose this website because it lists descriptions and histories of products that Apple
inc. created. This site will provide everthing we need to know about the products of the
company.
Mesa, Andy F. "Apple History Timeline." The Apple Museum. Web. 05 Dec. 2011.
<http://applemuseum.bott.org/sections/history.html>.
This site is a full timeline of the history of Apple inc. from the first days to the present.
We chose this site because it provides dates and information we can use to put in our
website we are designing. This site has all the important as well as miscellaneous events
of the company’s history.
Sanford, Glen. Apple-history.com. 1996. Web. 06 Dec. 2011. <http://applehistory.com/?page=history>.
Divided into sections based on time periods, this website will help us organize our
information as well as give us information for our website and research.
Weyhrich, Steven. "Apple II History » About." Apple II History. 1994. Web. 06 Dec.
2011. <http://apple2history.org/about/>.
This website is another site that will help us with our research. It is another site
dedicated to Apple inc. and has plenty of information we could use for our project.
"Steve Jobs Biography - Facts, Birthday, Life Story - Biography.com." Famous
Biographies & TV Shows - Biography.com. Web. 26 Jan. 2012.
<http://www.biography.com/people/steve-jobs-9354805>.
We used this source to find our information on Steve Jobs. For our section and
biography on Steve Jobs, this source provided background and information on
Steve jobs.
“Stephen Wozniak Biography – Facts, Birthday, Life Story – Biography.com.” Famous
Biographies & TV Shows – Biography.com. Web. 26 Jan. 2012.
<http://www.biography.com/people/stephen-wozniak-9537334>.
This source provided information about Steve Wozniak’s (co-founder of Apple
Inc.) early life and achievements.
Smith, Nathan. "5 Ways Apple Revolutionized the Music Industry - Houston Music Rocks Off." The Houston Press Blogs. Web. 26 Jan. 2012.
<http://blogs.houstonpress.com/rocks/2011/10/5_ways_apple_revolutionized_
th.php>.
This website helped us with our section on how Apple revolutionized the world. It
gave us five ways Apple changed the modern view of music and technology.
"How Steve Jobs and Apple Revolutionized Retail - Forbes." Information for the
World's Business Leaders - Forbes.com. Web. 26 Jan. 2012.
<http://www.forbes.com/sites/lauraheller/2011/08/25/how-steve-jobs-andapple-revolutionized-retail/>.
This website gave us information on how Apple revolutionized the Computer industry.
We used it in our explanation of how Apple revolutionized the Computer industry.
"Evolution of an Apple Revolution - CSMonitor.com." The Christian Science Monitor CSMonitor.com. Web. 26 Jan. 2012.
<http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/2011/0917/Evolution-of-an-Applerevolution/(page)/2>.
This website helped us learn about how Apple’s rise has changed gradually under
different CEO’s at the helm, and how these men eventually changed Apple’s
impact on technology.
Pictures:
"The Apple - Apple Photo (1454014) - Fanpop." Fanpop - Fan Clubs for Everything.
What Are You a Fan Of? Web. 06 Dec. 2011.
<http://www.fanpop.com/spots/apple/images/1454014/title/apple-photo>.
This picture depicts an Apple logo. We used this in our portrayal of the company.
Videos:
1984 Apple's Macintosh Commercial. Youtube - Broadcast yourself.
seancollier December 12, 2005.
We used this video to demonstrate how Apple’s advertisements helped spur the Apple craze in the ‘80s.
Think Different. Youtube – Broadcast yourself.
Cherumaz November 30, 2007.
This video was used to show Steve Jobs’ revolutionary new take on technology
and aesthetic perfection.
Steve Jobs - In Memoriam. Biography.com – True Story
Bibliography.com 2012.
We used this to explain Steve Jobs’ life in the origins of the company.
News, Tom Burridge BBC. "BBC News - Steve Jobs, Apple 'visionary', Dies Aged 56."
BBC - Homepage. Web. 26 Jan. 2012. <http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-uscanada-15193922>.
This is firstperson as in the era we are in today. Everybody has mourned about the day
where he died and remembered all of the brilliant things he had done.
"Obituary: Steve Jobs | The Economist." The Economist - World News, Politics,
Economics, Business & Finance. Web. 26 Jan. 2012.
<http://www.economist.com/node/21531456>.
Steve Jobs was on this website and it told us why Steve Jobs' Apple was so amazing. We
used this as an excellent source. He wiped out all of his rivals easily, like a piece of
cake.
"The Walt Disney Company - Steve Jobs Biography." The Walt Disney Company and
Affiliated Companies - Corporate Information. Web. 26 Jan. 2012.
<http://corporate.disney.go.com/corporate/bios/steve_jobs.html>.
This helped us to find more background information about Steve Jobs. Steve Jobs was
the one that had started Pixar and it helped us learn more.
"Daily Report: Apple's Profit Soars - NYTimes.com." Technology - Bits Blog NYTimes.com. Web. 26 Jan. 2012.
<http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/25/daily-report-apples-profit-soars/>.
This helped us show that the prices of Apple keep soaring showing that this company is
overly successful.
"Infinite Loop - Apple News." Ars Technica. Web. 26 Jan. 2012.
<http://arstechnica.com/apple/>.
This helped us show how many phones and stuff were sold thorughout the WORLD.
Research, James McQuivey Forrester. "Why Apple’s New Subscription Policy Will End Up
Hurting Apple, Too | Paid Content." The Economics of Digital Content | Paid Content. Paid
Content, 16 Feb. 2011. Web. 26 Jan. 2012. <http://paidcontent.org/article/419-why-apples-newsubscription-policy-will-end-up-hurting-apple-too/>. This picture was chosen, because it
symbolizes apple as an icon.
McCarthy, Caroline. "Remembering the '1984' Super Bowl Mac Ad | The Social - CNET News."
Technology News - CNET News. Apple Computer's Iconic Commercial, 23 Jan. 2009. Web. 26
Jan. 2012. <http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-10148380-36.html>. From the news to this,
because they explained the background story of to the commercial with a link directing to it.
"YouTube: '1984' Apple Macintosh Commercial." St. Louis Sports, News, Jobs, Classifieds,
Entertainment & Weather. 27 Jan. 2011. Web. 26 Jan. 2012.
<http://www.stltoday.com/youtube_d07cfe34-2a6e-11e0-b875-00127992bc8b.html>. This is the
linked website with the video containing the 1984 commercial of Apple. This started off the
revolution.
Friedman, Ted. "Apple's 1984." Home | Duke University. Cultural History of Personal
Computer's, 4 Oct. 1997. Web. 26 Jan. 2012. <http://www.duke.edu/~tlove/mac.htm>. We
choose this website based on more history leading to the video that skyrocketed and sparked the
heart of Apple.
Research, James McQuivey Forrester. "Why Apple’s New Subscription Policy Will End Up
Hurting Apple, Too | Paid Content." The Economics of Digital Content | Paid Content. Paid
Content, 16 Feb. 2011. Web. 26 Jan. 2012. <http://paidcontent.org/article/419-why-apples-newsubscription-policy-will-end-up-hurting-apple-too/>. This is an article explaining the foundation
roots to the problem that apple is going to start facing.
"Apple's IAd IPhone Ad Network Lands in Europe next Month | Sales & Marketing |
Silicon.com." Silicon.com | Technology Strategy for CIOs and Business Executives. 18 Nov.
2010. Web. 26 Jan. 2012. <http://www.silicon.com/management/sales-andmarketing/2010/11/18/apples-iad-iphone-ad-network-lands-in-europe-next-month-39746626/>.
We choose this website for the icon of the image to improve our website