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The Early Years
Steve Jobs was born on February 24, 1955 in San Francisco, California -
The Beginning
Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak found Apple Computers with a $250,000 investment from Mike Markkula -
First Sale
The Apple 1 computer goes on sale by the summer for $666.66. -
Left Apple?
Steve left apple and soon after started NeXT, a company that tried to build a computer to revolutionize higher education. -
Pixar
For 10 million dollars, buys the Graphics Group division of Lucasfilm that becomes Pixar Animation Studios. -
New Laptop
Apple releases the Powerbook 100 Series of laptops. -
Macintosh
Apple introduces the Power Macintosh computers. -
The return to Apple
Steve returns to Apple, as an advisor, after it buys NeXT for $429 million. -
Apple Store
Apple introduces the Appe Store, which lets comsumers custom-order Apple products directly from the company online. -
iBook
Apple releases the iBook. -
iPod
Apple introduces the first iPod. Over 300 million have been sold since. -
Music
Apple launches the iTunes Music Store. Within a week it sold over a million songs. -
Cancer
Steve Jobs undergoes surgery for pancreatic cancer. -
A New iPod
Apple expands the iPod line with the tiny Nano and an iPod that can play video. -
Expansion
The MacBook Pro and Apple TV are released. -
Phones
The first iPhone is released. -
Paper Thin
The MacBook Air is released. -
New Phone
The iPhone 3Gs is released. -
iPad
The iPad is released selling over 15 million in the first nine months. -
Resignition
Apple announces that Jobs is resigning as the CEO of Apple. -
Death
Steve Jobs dies at the age of 56.
