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Nikada Egland Apple Computer, Inc.

Nikada Egland Apple Computer, Inc.. Apple Computers Founded in 1976 by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne Known for unusually devoted customers

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Page 1: Nikada Egland Apple Computer, Inc.. Apple Computers Founded in 1976 by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne Known for unusually devoted customers

Nikada Egland

Apple Computer, Inc.

Page 2: Nikada Egland Apple Computer, Inc.. Apple Computers Founded in 1976 by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne Known for unusually devoted customers

Apple Computers

• Founded in 1976 by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne

• Known for unusually devoted customers

• Produces personal computers, software, hardware, and iPods

Page 3: Nikada Egland Apple Computer, Inc.. Apple Computers Founded in 1976 by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne Known for unusually devoted customers

Apple History

• Produced ground breaking products between 1976-1989– Employed GUI– Introduced the mouse

• Dark Ages during the 1990’s– Stock dropped– Half the company laid off

• 1997 Steve Jobs came back!

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The Comeback

• 1998 the company released the iMac

• 1999 Final Cut Pro and iMovie were released

• 2001 the iPod was released and the first Apple Stores were opened

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• Open Graphics Library API

• Key part of Mac OS

• Powers many graphics applications– iChat, Quicktime, Aperture– Video games and professional graphic

content applications

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My Project

• Incorporate Application Testing into OpenGL’s testing suite

• Add functionality and user ability to test result website

• Find regressions quickly

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Project Relevance

Unit Tests

OpenGL API

Application Tests

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New Skills

• QA Testing

• Python and Objective C

• Web development

• OpenGL Pipleline

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Intern Program

• Intern Orientation

• iBuddy

• Executive Speaker Series

• Intern Events

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The Experience

• The experience was inspiring

• I am empowered with the freedom to express myself

• I walk away with the courage to approach any professional situation

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QUESTIONS