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The great Steven Paul Jobs was born in San Francisco
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Designs video games for Atari with friend Stephen Wozniak
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Forms Apple Computer with Mr. Wozniak. Introduces the Apple I, the first single-board ROM-based computer, for $666
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Introduces the Apple II, the first mass-marketed personal computer, complete with a plastic case, keyboard and color graphics, at the first West Coast Computer Faire
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Apple goes public with an initial public offering of 4.5 million shares priced between $14 and $17 a share
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Forced by Mr. Sculley and the board of Apple to resign with $150 million
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Buys Pixar Animation Studios
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Marries Ms. Powell at Yosemite National Park. The two have a child, Reed Paul, later that year. They later go on to have two daughters
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Pixar goes public, offering six million shares at about $12 to $14 each
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Sells NeXT to Apple for more than $400 million. Receives $175 million in cash and stock and returns to Apple as a consultant
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Introduces iMac, a smoothly designed one-piece computer that would later be available in five bright colors. iMac becomes the best-selling computer in the nation by the end of the year
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Introduces eMac, an iMac version designed exclusively for schools and colleges
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Merges Pixar with Walt Disney for $7.4 billion, joins Disney's board of directors
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Officially changes the name of his company to Apple Inc. Six months later, the company sells its first iPhone
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Apple announces Mr. Jobs has died
