A Chris Cie Carter Produced Film · A David J. Frias Directed Picture
Before the empire, there were three signatures. This is the untold story of Ronald Wayne—the draftsman, the mediator, and the decision that echoed for fifty years.
▶Discover his storyA film coming soonBased on an extraordinary true story
Scroll to enter ↓THE STORY
“Everyone remembers the bite.
Almost no one remembers
the hand that drew the first apple.”
THE ORIGINAL
On April 1, 1976, Ronald Wayne joined Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak in forming the Apple Computer Company. Wayne drafted the agreement that gave the new venture its legal shape—and gave himself the role of tie-breaker.
He also illustrated the company’s first Newton logo and prepared the Apple I manual. His fingerprints were everywhere at the beginning.
A story about the difference between hindsight and truth.THE ARC
Trained in technical drafting, Wayne built a life around precision—engineering, documentation and the quiet architecture behind ambitious machines.
At 41, he brought structure to two young visionaries: drafting the original partnership agreement and accepting a ten-percent share.
With personal assets exposed to the partnership’s debts, Wayne chose certainty over the unknown. The exit became legend; the reasoning was deeply human.
An engineer, writer and inventor beyond Apple—still creating, still challenging the shorthand version of his own story.
THE FILM
A story about what it costs to choose your own life while the world measures only the fortune you left behind.
Currently in development · Coming soon
Be there when the story is finally told
An independent motion picture project about Ronald G. Wayne.