Apple Turns 50 Today: Reflecting on Each Decade's Biggest Moments

Apple was founded on April 1, 1976, and the company is 50 years old as of today.

The Apple II became the company's first mass-market success in 1977 and was sold fully assembled in a plastic case with an integrated keyboard.

The Macintosh was introduced in 1984, helped popularize the computer mouse, and had a starting price of $2,495.

The original Macintosh featured an 8 MHz processor, 128 KB of RAM, a 400 KB floppy disk drive, and serial ports for printer and accessories.

Apple acquired NeXT in 1997, bringing Steve Jobs back; later milestones include the colorful iMac in 1998 and the iPod in 2001.