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Primary Sources Hamilton, Neil. "Steve Jobs." American History. ABC-CLIO, 2012. Web. 5 Oct. 2012.

ABC-CLIO was a great source for it provided reports and interviews dating back to Steve Jobs beginning. It was useful when I needed information about Steve Jobs and how his main when he begun was not to build a multimillion dollar company, but simply helping their friends, make their own personal computers

"Interview with Apple and NeXT Co-founder Steve Jobs." Open Vault. WGBH Educational Foundation, n.d. Web. 17 Nov. 2012. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/7b7ae3-steve-jobs-interview>. This website is a media library with different videos, articles and images referring to historical events. Here I found an interview made to Steve Jobs in which he explains why his creation has been so influential. I used this video to inform myself about Steve Jobs ideals and also quoted some parts of the video to incorporate in my website.

Isaacson, Walter. Steve Jobs. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2011. Print. This book not only helped me choose my topic but also brought great examples that helped me see how Steve Jobs came to be. How he got interested in technology, and how his childhood was a major factor that affected the design and mindset that went into building his products. It also offered several images that I incorporated in this project.

"Product Images & Info." Apple Press Info. Apple Inc., n.d. Web. 05 Oct. 2012. <http://www.apple.com/pr/products/>. This website was helpful because it provided images of products Apple has released. Since this website is an official authorized website I was sure that all the information I found would be valid. This was a much needed website when I was building my timeline of computers released by Apple. It also included the prices at which the products were sold.

Spicer, Dag. "Steve Jobs: From Garage to Worlds Most Valuable Company." Computer History Museum. Computer History Museum, 02 Dec. 2011. Web. 26 Oct. 2012. <http://www.computerhistory.org/atchm/steve-jobs/>. The Computer History Museum provided article writing by Spicer over Steves and Apples contribution to the technological industry and the so-called dent he made in the universe. It also had an interview done to Steve Wozniak about the early years with Steve Jobs.

Secondary Sources "About The Collection." The Apple Museum. Jabalog Corporation, n.d. Web. 16 Nov. 2012. <http://theapplemuseum.org/html/main/general-gallery.html>. The apple museum website is a collection of pictures of Apple products all the way back to the first Macintosh. This website was useful because along with the pictures it provided specifications of each product such as its release date and the components such as the RAM and operating system.

Aguila, Nicolas. "Blue Box, Phreaking For The Masses." Tom's Hardware. Tom's Hardware, 14 Mar. 2008. Web. 24 Oct. 2012. <http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/fifteen-greatest-hacking-exploits,1790-4.html>. This article provided an explanation of what might be the creation that started it all, the Blue Box the first device Steve and Woz worked together and sold. It also provided some pictures of the young Steve and Woz together that were helpful when illustrating my website.

"Apple Computer Timeline." Mac-Net. MAC-NET.COM, n.d. Web. 05 Oct. 2012. <http://www.mac-net.com/1551083.page>. The mac-net website is a website focused on technology mostly related to Apple. One of its posts was useful because it was an article explaining the evolution of the Apple Computer from the Apple I to the iMac. It provided dates of release and the specifications of each product. It was handy when I compared the evolution of Apple products from the very first ones to the most recent ones.

Ap Images. The Associated Press, n.d. Web. Oct. 2012. <http://www.apimages.com/fronts/Default.aspx?sh=14>. Ap Images was a website that my Liberian suggested I use since I was looking for high quality pictures and also the school pays a fee for the student to have access to the website. This website was helpful throughout my whole project science it provided pictures for any topic I searched. It was especially useful when I couldnt find a picture about a certain topic, for it always provided a result.

Bellis, Mary. "The History of Apple Computers." About.com Inventors. About.com., n.d. Web. 06 Oct. 2012. <http://inventors.about.com/od/cstartinventions/a/Apple_Computers.htm>. The website provided a timeline of the release dates of Apples early computers with and addition to small facts of important dates in the early years of Apple CO. It also provided basic information about the computers such as the cost. This website was also implemented in to my timeline of Apple products released since day one.

Carlton, Jim. Apple The Inside Story of Intrigue, Egomania, and Business Blunders. New York, NY: Random House, 1997. Print. Apple Company is known for its revolutionary products but is also widely known for its great failures in its beginning years. There is a section in my website were I give a layout of Apples development and this book was helpful, identifying how the business world reacted to Apples errors.

Chapman, Cameron. "The History of Computers in a Nutshell." Six Revisions. Six Revisions, 21 Apr. 2010. Web. 30 Oct. 2012. <http://sixrevisions.com/resources/the-history-of-computers-in-a-nutshell/>. As I reached the topic of comparing and contrasting the past computers to the present ones this website was very useful. This article was helpful when I was focusing on the use of computers and their evolution prior to the Personal Computer. It explained how, where and why computers took long to shrink physically. It also provided some information about Steves contribution to computers.

"Computer History." Computer History. Computer Science Lab, n.d. Web. 19 Nov. 2012. <http://www.computersciencelab.com/ComputerHistory/HistoryPt4.htm>. This website was important because I used it to find information about the use and purpose of computers before they were available to the public. It also provided several pictures of the first computers, which was important since they showed the immense size compared to todays minimalist computers.

Cruikshank, Jeffrey L. The Apple Way: [12 Management Lessons from the World's Most Innovative Company] . New York: McGraw-Hill, 2006. Print. This book was directed to inform the public when, how and why has Apple gained its respect as a company. It also explains the science behind its great CEO Steve Jobs. As I pointed out Apples successes and failures this book was helpful to support my statements. Such as the great success Apple has had with their Think Different campaign. Davis, Jessica. "The Wisdom of Steve Jobs." Channel Insider. Ziff Davis Enterprise Holdings, 06 Oct. 2011. Web. 17 Nov. 2012. <http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Spotlight/The-Wisdom-of-Steve-Jobs-764990/>. This article posted on Channel Insider was helpful because it provided quotes said by Apple cofounder Steve Jobs. It also provided some of the quotes illustrated with a picture which I implemented in my website in order to give a more profound and meaningful significance to each page such the memorial page.

Dernbach, Christoph. "The Legend of Steve Jobs His Life and Career." Mac History. Mac History, 30 Jan. 2012. Web. 17 Nov. 2012. <http://www.mac-history.net/steve-jobs/2012-01-30/the-legend-of-steve-jobs-his-life-andcareer>. As the title says Mac History is a website that provides history on every aspect about Apple. The article I chose was useful because it was filled with important dates. Most importantly it provided high quality pictures with each important event. I used this website as a reference center for any inquires I had about my research.

Deutschman, Alan. The Second Coming of Steve Jobs. New York, NY: Broadway, 2001. Print. This was such a helpful book when I went in to detail and talked about how Steve was fired from his own company in 1985. I was able to implicate some background information gathered from the book in to my website. The book also highlighted the immense growth Steve had by creating two new companies one which would bring him back to Apple and the other would become the first to release the first computer animated movie. It explained how Steves return to the company in 1997 was a great help for Apple was close to declaring bankrupt.

Ehrenfried, Markus. "History of the Apple Mac." Markus Ehrenfried. Markus Ehrenfried, n.d. Web. 30 Oct. 2012. <http://www.markusehrenfried.de/mac/applehistory.html>. When I started to write about the developing years of Apple Company and its rise this website provided several information. This article written by Markus is basically a short biography of the company that changed the face of the digital world. The article focuses on Apple and all the innovations brought through out the years as well as some failures. It was able to use the information throughout my entire website especially focusing in Apples early years

"The Evolution and History of the Apple Logo." Edible Apple. Edible Apple, 20 Aug. 2009. Web. 17 Nov. 2012. <http://www.edibleapple.com/2009/04/20/the-evolution-and-history-of-the-apple-logo/>. The website Edible Apple is a source for information about Apple products and news. While I was design my website I wanted to see the different logos Apple had used in the past in order to implement them in my designs. This website provided pictures of the different logos and background information about how they were created.

"The Evolution of Apple." Landsnail.com. Landsnail, 10 Oct. 1995. Web. 05 Oct. 2012. <http://www.landsnail.com/apple/local/evolution/timeline.html>. This website was very simple with no extravagant design but it had useful information. It was a time line of Apples evolution from 1976 to 1995. It provided information about Steves resignation from the company and his life after his leave. Therefore it was useful when I explained Steves life after his retreat from Apple and his great successes.

Fried, Ina. "Apple Turns 30." Cnet. CBS Interactive, 28 Mar. 2006. Web. 05 Oct. 2012. <http://news.cnet.com/2009-1041-6054524.html>. Cnet is a website about product reviews and there mostly based on technology gadgets such as computers and phones. The Cnet website was helpful with their 30th university timeline of the Apple Company because it served as a way to go back in time and view how the company grew. It highlighted its successes as well as its pitfalls over a time period of 1976 to 2006. I was able to obtain information of Apples great failures such as the Apple Lisa and why was it that it failed.

"Invention of the Microprocessor." PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. 19 Nov. 2012. <http://www.pbs.org/transistor/background1/events/micropinv.html>. This article published by PBS about the Microprocessor was helpful because it helped me understand one of the obstacles to why computers were not mass-produced. It also was helpful because it talked about the creation of the processor. Overall the entire article was helpful when I was focusing on the years prior to the Personal Computer.

"Jobs, Steve." Encyclopedia Britannica. Encyclopedia Britannica Online School Edition. Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2012. Web. 5 Oct. 2012. <http://school.eb.com/eb/article-280812>. Britannica is basically a huge Encyclopedia but its all stored online therefore its easily accessible. It was useful to me because its information was all well organized in a table of contents with the most important periods of his life. All of this came in hand when I started to introduce who Steve Jobs was behind the entrepreneur we all knew. Lee, J. A. N. Computer Pioneers. LosAlamitos, Calif. [u.a.: IEEE Computer Soc., 1995. Print I would consider this book a dictionary of all the people involved with the creation of computer and everything that revolves around it. The book provided a brief summary and greatest contributions for each person. I used it particularly to find basic information on Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs such as working years, contributions, and colleagues.

Mesa, Andy F. "Apple Products Timeline." The Apple Museum. Andy F. Mesa, n.d. Web. 05 Oct. 2012. <http://applemuseum.bott.org/>. The Apple museum website provided, well a museum of information from pictures to products, release dates, an even it very own encyclopedia. I found it most useful when I decided to research if the Apple ads affected the sale of certain products. This website was helpful throughout my whole project especially when it came to product reference.

Moisescot, Romain. All About Steve Jobs. Romain Moisescot, Feb. 2006. Web. 05 Oct. 2012. <http://allaboutstevejobs.com>. The website was dedicated to Steve Jobs and had various types of information. I found it useful when I was researching Steve Jobs personal life such as children wife and other personal information. I used the information in the first part of my Short Bio to give brief information about his personal life.

"Old Computer Ads." Old Computers. Old Computers, n.d. Web. 23 Nov. 2012. <http://oldcomputers.net/>. This website has records of various ads that Apple released as well as other companies during the PC revolution. The ads provided a widow in to the past and see how Apple was rising during certain periods. It was helpful when I started to analyze Apples growth and how it compared to its promotion.

"Photos: World Reacts To Steve Jobs Death." Denver Post. Denver Post, 05 Oct. 2011. Web. 23 Nov. 2012. <http://photos.denverpost.com/2011/10/05/photos-world-reacts-to-steve-jobs-death/>. The website is an online subdivision of a news paper company called Denver Post in Denver Colorado. This website was helpful in finding pictures that illustrated the reactions around the world due to Steves Jobs death.

"Reactions to Steve Jobs Death." Gizmodo. Gizmodo, 05 Oct. 2011. Web. 20 Nov. 2012. <http://gizmodo.com/5847151/reactions-to-steve-jobs-death>. This website is an online news resource based mostly on the latest in technology innovations. The day of Steve Jobs death the website posted an article which was updated every hour. The article contained quotes from different people related to the technology industry and several other famous people talking about the death of Steve Jobs and how it affected their lives.

Scoble, Robert. "A Front Row Seat to Steve Jobs Career." The Next Web. The Net Web, 25 Aug. 2011. Web. 28 Oct. 2012. <http://thenextweb.com/apple/2011/08/25/a-front-row-seat-to-steve-jobs-career-by-robertscoble/>. This article posted on The Next Web website was basically a brief summary of Steves Jobs life in the technology industry and the impacts he had on it. It talked about his beginning with Steve Wozniak and the Apple l. It also mentioned Steve Jobs obsession to detail in his products all the way down to the placement of chips.

"Specs for Every Apple Computer." Apple-History. 1996-2012 Glen Sanford,, n.d. Web. 05 Oct. 2012. <http://apple-history.com/>. This website was very useful it provided an organized timeline of all the Apple computers released from the famous Apple I to the most recent Mac Book Air. The website took it an extra step by adding all the specifications of all the computers such as ram, hard drive size, CPU, and VRAM. All this specifications were applied to the captions in my pictures used in the products timeline.

"Steve Jobs: Timeline." The Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group, 06 Oct. 2011. Web. 05 Oct. 2012. <http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/steve-jobs/8810045/Steve-Jobs-timeline.html>. The Telegraph is a United Kingdom news paper and online news site. The article that I used from this website was about Steve Jobs. The article was a full timeline of his life form 1995 his date of birth to his death in 2011. It served as a reference through out my whole research about Steves life.

Steve Jobs." 2012. Biography.com 05 Oct 2012, <http://www.biography.com/people/steve-jobs-9354805> This website provides exactly what it is named a Biography of Steve Jobs. This includes specific dates, time periods, and pictures, although its a brief summary of his life it is very use full to learn background information about Steve Jobs.

"Vectronics Collection." Vectronics Apple World. Vectronics Apple World, n.d. Web. 30 Oct. 2012. <http://www.vectronicsappleworld.com/vintage.html>. This website is dedicated to sells old and refurbished Apple computers for collectors. The way I applied this website to my project was that they had a brief summary of each product they have such as the day of introduction and specifications of each model. They also have a collection of ads Apple has released during the years

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