The third “forgotten” co-founder of Apple, Ronald G. Wayne, has announced signed replicas of the original Apple Computer Company contract, Apple-1 Operation Manual, the early “Newton” Apple Computer Company logo, and Ron’s autobiography “Adventures of an Apple Founder” are now available for purchase on his official website.
On April 1, 1976, Wayne, Steve Wozniak, and Steve Jobs signed the contract agreement that formed the Apple Computer Company, later re-formed as Apple Computer, Inc. The following day, April 2, Wayne created the “Apple-1 Operation Manual” in which he typed out the computer’s operating instructions in detail. The manual included hand-drawn illustrations, which he also created.
Featured on that Apple-1 Operation Manual is a pen-and-ink illustration of Sir Isaac Newton, sitting under an apple tree, also created byWayne. That illustration would become known as the company’s iconic, if short-lived, unofficial logo. Now, official merchandise bearing the 44-year-old work of art, personally sanctioned by Wayne, is available. Items include coffee mugs, pillows, iPhone cases, laptop sleeves, stickers and more.
