Apr 1, 2011 — Photos from the Life archives take us from abacus to Apple.
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Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak formed Apple Computer Co. on April Fool's Day, 1976. The Apple I, introduced soon after, was the first computer to come with a fully assembled motherboard (central printed circuit board). It sold for $666.66. (Science & Society Picture Library / Contributor/Life)
On Apple's Birthday, A Brief History Of Computing
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Apr 1, 2011 — Photos from the Life archives take us from abacus to Apple.See this
![This "Analytical Engine" was conceived by English mathematician Charles Babbage in 1837. It was version 2.0 of his "Difference Engine," the first successful automatic calculator.](http://media.npr.org/assets/img/2011/03/31/mega_watermark_ugc1046542_custom-21ab4ad613675e655c683bc54b29f38dac4a4e74.jpg&s=51 "This "Analytical Engine" was conceived by English mathematician Charles Babbage in 1837. It was version 2.0 of his "Difference Engine," the first successful automatic calculator.")
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Today is Apple's 35th anniversary. But of course, well before Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak partnered up, other innovators paved the way. Their breakthroughs, though bulky and awkward to a modern eye, were technological marvels that led to the development of today's ubiquitous personal — and pocket-sized — computers. A gallery at Life follows this path from abacus to Apple.
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