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In 1982, Steve Jobs was featured in the Time Magazine cover story about "America's Risk Takers" wherein the magazine emphasized the rapid success of the company which recorded $2.7 million sales in 1977 up to $200 million in 1980. The article also stated that Jobs need to prove his capability as head of the company by stating, “…Jobs, who had the vision to build one of America’s foremost companies from a hobbyist’s toy, must show that he has the foresight and ability to guide a major corporation.” By December of that year, Apple Computer became the first personal computer to reach $ 1 billion in annual sales.<ref>[http://www.pophistorydig.com/?tag=apple-mike-markkula "Apple Rising" 1976-1985]</ref>

In 1982, Steve Jobs was featured in the Time Magazine cover story about "America's Risk Takers" wherein the magazine emphasized the rapid success of the company which recorded $2.7 million sales in 1977 up to $200 million in 1980. The article also stated that Jobs need to prove his capability as head of the company by stating, “…Jobs, who had the vision to build one of America’s foremost companies from a hobbyist’s toy, must show that he has the foresight and ability to guide a major corporation.” By December of that year, Apple Computer became the first personal computer to reach $ 1 billion in annual sales.<ref>[http://www.pophistorydig.com/?tag=apple-mike-markkula "Apple Rising" 1976-1985]</ref>

===1985: Wozniac & Jobs Resigned===

===Wozniac & Jobs Resigned===

On February 1985, Wozniac left Apple Computer and started CL9, a company which manufactured remote controls for audio and video electronics.<ref>[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1154/is_v73/ai_3750379/ PC papa abandons his baby - Steve Wozniak leaves Apple]</ref> By September, Jobs resigned from Apple after a power struggle between him and [[John Sculley]] and created NEXT Computer.<ref>[http://www.allaboutstevejobs.com/bio/timeline/timeline.html All About Steve Jobs.com]</ref> During that year, Apple suffered $40 million sales loss and laid off 1,200 employees.The company also sued Jobs for allegedly violating his duties as Chairman and misappropriating the company's proprietary information.<ref>[http://apple2history.org/appendix/ahb/ahb3/ Apple ][ History 1982-1985]</ref> Meanwhile, prior to Wozniac and Jobs resignation from Apple,they received the National Medal of Technology from President Ronald Reagan.<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=mXnw5tM8QRwC&pg=PA32&lpg=PA32&dq=CL9+Steve+Wozniak&source=bl&ots=PxEt4-3m3F&sig=au4kzMLanN9i-9sMIInVZuLnl34&hl=en&ei=Hr-ATrvBFoTfiAKd5Ni5Aw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CEcQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=CL9%20Steve%20Wozniak&f=false Apple confidential 2.0: the definitive history of the world's most colorful...by Owen W. Linzmayer, page 31]</ref>

On February 1985, Wozniac left Apple Computer and started CL9, a company which manufactured remote controls for audio and video electronics.<ref>[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1154/is_v73/ai_3750379/ PC papa abandons his baby - Steve Wozniak leaves Apple]</ref> By September, Jobs resigned from Apple after a power struggle between him and [[John Sculley]] and created NEXT Computer.<ref>[http://www.allaboutstevejobs.com/bio/timeline/timeline.html All About Steve Jobs.com]</ref> During that year, Apple suffered $40 million sales loss and laid off 1,200 employees.The company also sued Jobs for allegedly violating his duties as Chairman and misappropriating the company's proprietary information.<ref>[http://apple2history.org/appendix/ahb/ahb3/ Apple ][ History 1982-1985]</ref> Meanwhile, prior to Wozniac and Jobs resignation from Apple,they received the National Medal of Technology from President Ronald Reagan.<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=mXnw5tM8QRwC&pg=PA32&lpg=PA32&dq=CL9+Steve+Wozniak&source=bl&ots=PxEt4-3m3F&sig=au4kzMLanN9i-9sMIInVZuLnl34&hl=en&ei=Hr-ATrvBFoTfiAKd5Ni5Aw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CEcQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=CL9%20Steve%20Wozniak&f=false Apple confidential 2.0: the definitive history of the world's most colorful...by Owen W. Linzmayer, page 31]</ref>