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Steve Jobs was born on February 24, 1955 and adopted by Paul and Clara Jobs.
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Steve said this about his early school years, with a hint of pride: "You should have seen us in third grade." "We basically destroyed the teacher."
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He attends Reed College in Portland Oregan.
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Steve Jobs joins Homebrew Computer Club, who is headed by Steve Wozniak.
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Apple computer is incorporated and a revised version of the computer.
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Jobs visits Xerox PARC and is inspired by a computer with a graphical user interface.
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Apple goes public, raising $110 million in one of the biggest initial public offerings to date.
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Jobs founds Next Inc., a new computer company making high-end machines for universities. He also buys Pixar from "Star Wars" creator George Lucas for $10 million
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Apple introduces Power Macintosh computers based on the PowerPC chip it developed with IBM and Motorola. Apple decides to license its operating software, allowing other companies to clone the Mac.
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Jobs is named CEO of Apple
