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Born on February 24 in San Francisco, California, to Joanne Schieble and Abdulfattah Jandali. He is adopted by Paul and Clara Jobs.
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Graduates from Homestead High School in Cupertino, California, and briefly attends Reed College in Oregon, but drops out after one semester.
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Works at Atari, a video game company, where he gains experience in electronics and meets Steve Wozniak.
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Founds NeXT, a computer company focused on high-end workstations for education and business markets.
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Co-founds Apple Computer, Inc. with Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne, launching the Apple I computer from his parents’ garage
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Introduces the Apple II, one of the first highly successful mass-produced personal computers.
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Apple goes public, making Steve Jobs a multimillionaire at 25 years old.
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Launches the Macintosh, the first personal computer with a graphical user interface. Internal conflicts lead to his departure from Apple in 1985.
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Acquires Pixar Animation Studios from Lucasfilm for $10 million, later turning it into a major success with films like Toy Story.
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Resigns as Apple’s CEO due to health issues and passes away on October 5, 2011, from complications related to pancreatic cancer.