10 Apple Products that Defines Steve Job’s Career



Apple II (1977) - One of the first successful personal computers, the Apple II was designed as a mass-market product rather than something for engineers or enthusiasts. It was still largely Wozniak's design. Several upgrades for the model followed, and the product line continued until 1993. Photo: Flickr/Julio Martinez


Lisa (1983) - Jobs' visit to Xerox Corp's research centre in Palo Alto inspired him to start work on the first commercial computer with a graphical user interface, with icons, windows and a cursor controlled by a mouse. It was the foundation for today's computer interfaces, but the Lisa was too expensive to be a commercial success. Photo: Flickr/atmasphere


Macintosh (1984) - Like the Lisa, the Macintosh had a graphical user interface. It was also cheaper and faster and had the backing of a large advertising campaign behind it. People soon realised how useful the graphical interface was for design. That led "desktop publishing", accomplished with a Mac coupled to a laser printer, to soon become a sales driver. Photo: Flickr/stevegarfield


NeXT computer (1989) - After being forced out of Apple, Jobs started a company that built a powerful workstation computer. The company was never able to sell large numbers, but the computer was influential: The world's first web browser was created on one. Its software also lives on as the basis for today's Macintosh and iPhone operating system. Photo: Alexander Schaelss




iPod (2001) - It wasn't the first digital music player with a hard drive, but it was the first successful one. Apple's expansion into portable electronics has had vast ramifications. The iPod's success prepared the way for the iTunes music store and the iPhone. Photo: Reuters




iPhone (2007) - The iPhone did for the phone experience what the Macintosh did for personal computing - it made the power of a smartphone easy to harness. Apple is now the world's most profitable maker of phones, and the influence of the iPhone is evident in all smartphones. Photo: Steven Siewert


iPad (2010) - Dozens of companies, including Apple, had created tablet computers before the iPad, but none caught on. The iPad finally cracked the code, creating a whole new category of computer practically by itself. Photo: Craig Abraham



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