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1976
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2000: Mac OS 9
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2001: Mac OS X

Apple

The, now well-known, American company Apple was the first computer firm not to use its name as its corporate identity. The idea of selling a computer under the name and image of a fruit was conceived by Californian Steve Jobs and his collegues (even the word "Macintosh" is the name of an apple variety). The motif of a multicolored apple with a bite taken out of it is a reference to the Bible story of Adam and Eve, in which the apple represents the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge.

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1976
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The following logos hold references to this case: Apple (1976), Apple (1998), Apple Newton, Mac OS, NeXT (1986)

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