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Bill Fernandez
NationalityAmerican
EducationHomestead High School
Occupation(s)Engineer, Innovator
Known forApple Inc. employee #4 who first introduced Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak; a member of the Apple Macintosh development team

Bill Fernandez is a user-interface architect and innovator who was Apple Computer's first employee when they incorporated in 1977 and is Apple employee #4. He is the son of Jeryy Fernandez and Bambi Fernandez (both Stanford University graduates).[1] He is credited with introducing fellow Homestead High School student Steve Jobs to his friend (and Homestead alumn) Steve Wozniak[2] and developing schematics for the Apple II so the computer could be mass produced.

Career at Apple

Fernandez worked with on the Cream Soda Computer with Steve Wozniak in 1971, the first computer designed by Wozniak and built using spare parts from Wozniak's job. [3] He would later join Apple and work on both the Apple I and Apple II personal computers, and in the 1980s was a member of the Apple Macintosh development team. He contributed to several user interface aspects of the classic Mac OS, QuickTime and HyperCard and owns a user interface patent granted in 1994.

  • Fernandez appeared in the 2011 documentary about Apple, One Last Thing. [4]
  • Fernandez is portrayed by the actor Victor Rasuk in the 2013 film Jobs.[5]

References

  1. ^ https://www.techrepublic.com/article/apples-first-employee-the-remarkable-odyssey-of-bill-fernandez/
  2. ^ Forbes Magazine (2000). "Forbes Magazine". Great Garages. forbes.com. Retrieved 2012-07-28.
  3. ^ "June 14, 1971: The First Woz-Built Computer Catches Fire - AppleMatters". www.applematters.com. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  4. ^ Steve Jobs: One Last Thing (TV Movie 2011) - IMDb, retrieved 2021-01-12
  5. ^ Assar, Vijith (August 16, 2013). "'Early Apple Employees Talk Memories of Steve Jobs, New Movie". Slashdot. Slashdot. Archived from the original on August 18, 2013.


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