The 8 Fascinating truths about Apple. Find Out!

1. The First Apple Logo Featured Isaac Newton

Although the now-retro rainbow logo is arguably Apple's most well known, the very first Apple logo featured Sir Isaac Newton sitting under a tree, with an apple about to hit his head

The rainbow apple, designed by Rob Janoff, replaced Sir Isaac and remained the symbol of the company for many years until the simpler monochromatic apple logo was introduced in 1998.

2. Wozniak Sold His Scientific Calculator to Raise Capital

Those born after 1990 might be surprised that a mere calculator would raise any kind of capital, but back in 1976, a scientific calculator cost as much as a laptop does today, and the HP-65 was in fact marketed as "the smallest programmable computer ever."

3. The Apple I Cost $666.66

The high prices of Apple's current computers have recently been among critics' biggest complaints. But historically speaking, Apple products have always boasted a higher a price tag

4. Apple Invented the "Dogcow"

 After the Cairo font was discontinued, Dogcow lived on with LaserWriter Driver 4.0 and then became a sort of mascot for the Apple tech staff.

Designed by Susan Kare, Clarus — Dogcow's given name — makes a "moof" sound and was found on all versions of the Mac operating system until OS X. In the late 1980s, she surged in popularity and started to be used by other developer groups — even Microsoft once used Dogcow in an advertisement.

5. The Name "Macintosh" Was Inspired by an Apple

Macintosh was just a code-name, and Steve Jobs is said to have tried to change the project's name to "Bicycle" while the McIntosh-loving staffer was out of office. But Raskin clearly knew a good name when he coined it, as Macintosh just had too much staying power and stuck right to the end of the product cycle

6. Apple Made the First Mass-Market Color Digital Camera

Back in 1994, Apple actually launched the first mass-market color digital camera in the U.S. The Apple QuickTake 100 could snap an amazing eight photographs and connected to a Mac via a serial cable.

It cost $749, which is about the equivalent of $1,000 today, which seems ridiculous for a camera boasting less than one megapixel resolution and no digital display.

Clever copywriter Vinnie Chieco is credited with coming up with the iPod name as part of a team assembled by Jobs to create a consumer-friendly moniker for the new device.

The story goes that Jobs had already decided the MP3 player's tag-line was to be "1,000 songs in your pocket," which left naming options wide open since it wouldn't have to explicitly refer something music related.

8. The First iPod Had A Secret Easter Egg

Apple's first iPod came with a little secret — an Easter egg — in the form of a game that could be accessed if you knew the right combination of buttons to press.

How to find the game is described in Nick Triano's early 2002 Geek.com reviewof the iPod (memorable quote: "I don't think it's a stretch to say that it will change the way you listen to music"). "Go to the 'About' menu, hold down the center button for about three seconds, and you'll get a Breakout (Pong) game to play while you listen."