Which came first, Apple or Star Wars?
Which came first, Apple or Star Wars?
Apple
1976 — one year before Star Wars
Apple came first, by one year. Jobs, Wozniak and Wayne founded Apple Computer Company.
Side by side
| Apple | Star Wars | |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1976 | 1977 |
| Date | 1976-04-01 | 1977-05-25 |
| Category | company | media |
| What happened | Jobs, Wozniak and Wayne founded Apple Computer Company. | The first film opened in 32 American cinemas. |
Apple
Apple was founded on 1 April 1976, a year and a day after Microsoft. Ronald Wayne, the third founder, sold his 10% stake back for $800 twelve days later. The Apple I was a bare circuit board sold for $666.66; the Apple II of 1977 was the machine that made the company.
Star Wars
Star Wars opened in May 1977 on fewer than forty screens because the distributor had little faith in it, and it went on to be the highest-grossing film made to that point. Fox let Lucas keep the merchandising and sequel rights in exchange for a lower directing fee, a decision that transferred an extraordinary amount of money. It is eleven years younger than Star Trek.
Common questions
- Which came first, Apple or Star Wars?
- Apple, by one year — 1976 against 1977.
- When did Apple start?
- 1976. Jobs, Wozniak and Wayne founded Apple Computer Company.
- When did Star Wars start?
- 1977. The first film opened in 32 American cinemas.
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- Apple or the internet (ARPANET)? the internet (ARPANET)
- Apple or email? email
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Sources
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation (CC0 1.0)