Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne are the founders of Apple Inc. (formally Apple Computer Co. and Apple Computer Inc.). Without Ronald Wayne, Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak met each other at college in 1971. They began a partnership.

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Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne founded Apple Inc. on April 1, 1976. It was only founded at Steve Jobs' parents' home at Los Altos, California. Steve Wozniak was a talented self-educated engineer. That was their business partnership. He started to build "blue boxes" which have enabled people to make long-distance phone calls at no cost. Steve Jobs managed him to sell some 200 blue boxes and split the profit with Steve Wozniak. He also managed him to think about a computer that is easy for personal use.