When installing wall and floor tiles, technicians place plastic spacers between each one to ensure the lines remain uniform. Tile spacers range in size from 1/16 inch to 1/2 inch. Once the tile mortar sets, the installer can remove the spacers but cannot change the spacing.
Company History. Apple Computers, Inc. was founded on April 1, 1976, by college dropouts Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, who brought to the new company a vision of changing the way people viewed computers. Jobs and Wozniak wanted to make computers small enough for people to have them in their homes or offices.
âApple has lost a visionary and creative genius, and the world has lost an amazing human being,â the companyâs website reported. Take a look back at photos from his life and career. Related: The Man Who Invented Our World Photograph by Ryan Anson/AFP/Getty Images. Back in Action, 1996 Though Steve Jobs founded Apple in 1976, he left in 1985 amid a power struggle. In 1996, Jobs returned when Apple bought his company NeXt. Here, he announces plans to shake the company out of the financial doldrums on Nov. 10, 1997, in Cupertino, Calif.