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Birth
Steven Paul was born in San Francisco as the son of Abdulfattah Jandali and Joanne Schieble. He was adopted by Paul and Clara Jobs -
Steve and Woz
Steve Jobs meets Steve Woznaik and they build and illegally sell "blue boxes" that allow people to make phone calls for free. -
Steve Jobs works for Atari
Steve Jobs works for the video game maker, Atari, and attends meetings in the Homebrew Computer Club with Steve Woznaik -
Apple is formed
Apple is formed on April Fool's Day, right after Woznaik and Jobs create a new computer circuit board in a Silicon Valley garage. -
Apple computer 2
Apple is incorporated by its founders and a group of capitalists. It shows Apple II, the first personal computer to make color graphics. -
Steve Jobs' first daughter
Steve Jobs' first daughter, Lisa, is born to his girlfriend Chrisann Brennan. -
Apple goes public
Apple goes public, raising $110 million in one of the biggest initial public offerings to date. -
Macintosh
The "1984" Macintosh commercial directed by Ridley Scott is shown during the Super Bowl. The Macintosh computer goes on sale. -
Resignation
Jobs and Sculley clash, which lead to Jobs' resignation. Wozniak also resigns from Apple this year. -
Steve Jobs starts Next Inc.
Jobs starts Next Inc., a new computer company making machines for universities. He also buys Pixar from "Star Wars" from creator George Lucas for $10 million. -
The Newton
Apple introduces the Newton, a hand-held, pen-based computer. The company reports quarterly loss of $188 million in July. Sculley is replaced as CEO by Apple president Michael Spindler. Apple restructures, and Sculley resigns as chairman. At Next, Jobs decides to focus on software instead of whole computers. -
Steve Jobs becomes the "ICEO"
Jobs becomes "interim" CEO after Amelio is pushed out. He foreshadows the marketing hook for a new product line by calling himself "iCEO." Jobs puts an end to Mac clones. -
Itunes
Apple launches the iTunes Music Store with 200,000 songs at 99 cents each, giving people a convenient way to buy music legally online. It sells 1 million songs in the first week. -
Surgery
Jobs undergoes surgery for a rare but curable form of pancreatic cancer. Apple discloses his illness after the fact. -
Extend of Ipod Line
Apple expands the iPod line with the tiny Nano and an iPod that can play video. The company also announces that future Macs will use Intel chips. -
Iphone
Apple releases its first smartphone, the iPhone. Crowds camp overnight at stores to be one of the first to own the new device. -
quote
Speculation mounts that Jobs is ill, given weight loss. In September he kicks off an Apple event and says, "The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated," making a play off a famous Mark Twain quote after Bloomberg News accidentally publishes, then retracts, an obituary that it had prepared in advance. -
Transplant
Jobs explains severe weight loss by saying he has a treatable hormone imbalance and that he will continue to run Apple. Days later he backtracks and announces he will be on medical leave. He returns to work in June. Later it is learned that he received a liver transplant. -
Ipad
Apple sells 15 million of its newest gadget, the iPad, in nine months, giving rise to a new category of modern touch-screen tablet computers. -
Medical Issues
In a memo to Apple employees, Jobs announces a second medical leave with no set duration. Cook again steps in to run day-to-day operations. Jobs retains CEO title and remains involved in major decisions. -
Resignation from Apple
Apple announces that Jobs is resigning as CEO. Cook takes the CEO title, and Apple names Jobs chairman. -
Death
Steve Jobs dies at age 56. Apple announces his death without giving a specific cause.
