Bill Fernandez | |
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| Nationality | American |
| Education | Homestead High School |
| Occupation | Engineer |
| Known for | Apple Inc. employee #4 who first introduced Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak; a member of the Apple Macintosh development team |
Bill Fernandez is a user-interface architect and innovator who was Apple Computer's first full time employee when they incorporated in 1977 and was issued badge number 4. He is the son of Jeryy Fernandez and Bambi Fernandez (both Stanford University graduates).[1] He is credited with introducing fellow Homestead High School student Steve Jobs to his friend (and Homestead alumni) Steve Wozniak[2] and developing schematics for the Apple II so the computer could be mass produced.
- ^ Jason Hiner (December 5, 2014). "Apple's first employee: The remarkable odyssey of Bill Fernandez". TechRepublic.
- ^ Forbes Magazine (2000). "Forbes Magazine". Great Garages. Forbes. Retrieved 2012-07-28.