What is Ronald Wayne?
'''Ronald Gerald Wayne''' (born May 17, 1934) is a [[Retirement|retired]] [[Americans|American]] [[electronics]] [[industry]] worker. He co-founded Apple Computer (now [[Apple Inc.]]) with [[Steve Wozniak]] and [[Steve Jobs]].<ref name=MN>{{cite web |url=http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_15214122?nclick_check=1 |title=Apple's lost founder: Jobs, Woz and Wayne |author=Bruce Newman |date=6 February 2010 |website= |publisher=San Jose Mercury News |accessdate=28 November 2014}}</ref> Wayne drew the first Apple [[logo]]. He created the [[partnership]] [[agreement]]. He also wrote the Apple I [[User guide|manual]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2010/TECH/web/06/24/apple.forgotten.founder/index.html?hpt=C1&fbid=lG95iTlU4iD |title=The gambling man who co-founded Apple and left for $800 |author=Dan Simon |date=24 June 2010 |website= |publisher=CNN |accessdate=28 November 2014 |archive-date=26 June 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100626070007/http://edition.cnn.com/2010/TECH/web/06/24/apple.forgotten.founder/index.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> After two weeks he gave up his share of the new company for a total of $800 [[USD]]. His 10% share would be worth 255 [[billion]] today.<ref name=MN/><ref name=BBC>[https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-35940300 BBC News. Apple at 40: the forgotten founder who gave it all away]</ref> {{Infobox person | name = Ronald Wayne | image = RonaldWayneMacworld2009.jpg | birth_name = Ronald Gerald Wayne | birth_date = May 1934 | birth_place = [[United States]] | nationality = American | known_for = co-founding and designing the first Apple Logo }} ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Wayne, Ronald}} [[Category:Apple Inc.]] [[Category:1934 births]] [[Category:Living people]]