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Steve Jobs is Born
Steven Paul Jobs, or Steve Jobs, is born on February 24, 2015 in San Francisco, California. He was adopted at birth by Paul Reinhold Jobs and Clara Jobs. -
The Jobs Family Moves
The Jobs family moved from San Fransisco to Mountain View, a suburban town in Santa Clara country. Steve Jobs was five years old at the time. -
Summer Job
In the summer of 1968, Jobs, 13 years old at the time, calls Bill Hewlett and gets a summer job at the HP factory. -
Steve Jobs Meets Steve Wozniak
In the year 1969, Steve Jobs met Steve Wozniak, nicknamed "Woz," who was 5 years older at the time, through a mutual friend, Bill Fernandez. They shared a love for electronics, Bob Dylan, an American singer and songwriter, and pranks. -
Steve Goes to College
Steve Jobs enrolls at Reed College, Oregon in the fall, but drops out not long after, six months after to be exact. He stayed on campus and attended classes that interested him for 18 months afterwards. -
Job at Atari and Trip to India
In the year of 1974, Steve Jobs got a job at the now retro video game company, Atari. Later in the year, he took a trip to India, "seeking enlightenment." In India, he experimented with psychadelic drugs. -
Jobs, Wayne, and Wozniak start Apple Computer
In 1976, Jobs and Wozniak, along with Ron Wayne, incorporate Apple Computer. Steve started the company with Wozniak at only 21 years old. They started their work in Jobs' family garage. They funded their work with Jobs selling his Volkswagen bus and Wozniak selling his scientific calculator. Apple I is launched. -
Apple III
After development began for the Apple III in 1978, it was completed and released in 1980, proving to be a disastrous flop. The Apple III was severely flawed in many ways. -
Steve Jobs Resigns from Apple
In 1985, Jobs resigned from Apple along with five other refugees from Apple. The group of six start "NeXT." Apple said that they would sue NeXT. -
Jobs Buys Pixar from George Lucas
Jobs purchased an animation studio from George Lucas in 1986, which would later be known as Pixar, for $10 million. -
Pixar and Disney
Pixar makes a deal with Disney to make a computer animated film. This first film would later be seen as Toy Story. -
Apple's Reinvention
Apple buys NeXT for $400 million, looking for a modern operating system to buy. Jobs is named "informal adviser" to Apple CEO Gil Amelio. -
Apple in Retail
Apple opens its first retail stores in Tysons Corner, Virginia, and Glendale, California, after Apple's image has been saved from lots of hard work from the Apple employees. -
iTunes
Apple opens the largely famous online music store iTunes in the US, after negotiating deals with all major music labels. -
Pancreatic Cancer
Steve Jobs is diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in the fall of 2003. However, he refuses modern medical treatment and instead turns to alternative diets. -
iPhone
The iPhone is released in the US on the same day as Pixar's eighth feature film, Ratatouille. -
Medical Leave of Absence
On January 17, 2011, Jobs takes a medical leave of absence to rest. He did not mention any end date when announcing his leave. -
Steve Jobs Passes Away
Steve Jobs dies at his home in Palo Alto, California. Apple Inc. announced that he had passed away. After having pancreatic cancer for almost a decade, Jobs passed away at age 56 surrounded by his family at home.
