1976


 * March: The schematic of the Apple I is completed.
 * April 1: The Apple Computer Company is founded by Steve Jobs, Ronald Wayne, and Steve Wozniak.
 * April 11: Steve Wozniak shows off a prototype of the Apple-1 kit computer at a meeting of the Homebrew Computer Club.
 * April 12: Ronald Wayne leaves Apple and sells back his share of the company for $800.
 * May: Patty Jobs helps assemble Apple-1 circuit boards at the Jobs family home.
 * May 5: Steve Wozniak obtains a release from Hewlett-Packard to build Apple-1 computers.
 * July: The Apple I goes on sale for $666.66.
 * August: Steve Wozniak prototypes the Apple II.