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Ronald Wayne

Third partner in the April 1976 Apple Computer Company partnership, holding 10%; he withdrew eleven days later.

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Dates
1934 –
Also known as
Ron Wayne, Ronald G. Wayne
Over time
  1. Life 1934 –
  2. owns a stake in Apple (10%, as of 1 Apr 1976) 1–12 Apr 1976

Connections 2

founded

  • Apple 1 Apr 1976 co-founder Scholarship & press 123

owns a stake in

  • Apple 1–12 Apr 1976 10%, as of 1 Apr 1976 Scholarship & press 23

    Wayne withdrew from the partnership eleven days after signing.

Timeline 3 dates
  1. 1934 – Ronald Wayne
  2. 1 Apr 1976 Ronald Wayne founded Apple
  3. 1–12 Apr 1976 Ronald Wayne owns a stake in Apple
Proof 3 sources
  1. Apple Timeline, Computer History Museum, 2 Feb 2026. Scholarship & press
    Apple Computer Company is founded as a partnership between Jobs, Woz, and Ron Wayne. Wayne pulls out eleven days later.
  2. Celebrating Apple at 50, Computer History Museum, 19 Mar 2026. Scholarship & press
    Wayne wrote up a partnership agreement then and there, becoming the third cofounder of Apple with 10% of the company so he could, according to Jobs, break a tie when the Steves disagreed. Twelve days later, Wayne backed out.
  3. Apple computer contract and dissolution of contract signed by Jobs, Wozniak and Wayne (3 documents), Fine Books and Manuscripts sale N08811, lot 241, Sotheby's, Dec 2011. Scholarship & press
    Two typed documents signed by "Stephen G. Wozniak", "steven p. jobs", "Ronald G.. Wayne": Apple Computer Company Partnership Agreement, dated 1 April 1976
    Jobs offered Wayne a 10% share in Apple Computers.
    Eleven days after signing the partnership into existence, Wayne filed a statement of withdrawal from the Apple Computer Company with the County of Santa Clara and signed an amendment to the original 1 April agreement, in which Jobs and Wozniak agree to pay him $800
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