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Born
Steven P. Jobs was born on February 24, 1955 in San Francisco, California. -
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College
Steve spends the fall semester at Reed College, Oregon, then drops out. He stays on campus and goes to the classes that interest him for a while, then move to a hippie commune -
Apple Computer
Apple Computer is formed on April Fool's Day, shortly after Wozniak and Jobs create a new computer circuit board in a Silicon Valley garage. The Apple I computer goes on sale for $666.66. -
Steve's daughter
Steve's ex-girlfriend Chris-Ann Brennan gives birth to their daugher Lisa. Steve refuses to acknowledge he is the father -
Macintosh
Development of Macintosh starts. -
Apple Goes Public
Apple goes public, raising $110 million in one of the biggest initial public offerings to date. -
Introducing Macintosh
The Macintosh is introduced and established Apple as a different kind of company. -
NeXT Computer
NeXT Computer releases its first computer. -
NeXt Computer on Sale
First NeXT computer goes on sale with a $6,500 price tag. -
Newton Handheld Computer
Apple introduces the Newton handheld computer. -
Mac Clones
The first Mac clones go on sale. -
Return to the Company
Steve Jobs made a triumphant return to the company he helped build as part of the $429 million NeXT purchase. -
Apple Store
Introduces the Apple Store. -
CEO of Apple
Steve Jobs becomes the CEO of Apple. -
5GB iPod
The 5GB iPod was released to stores nearly two months after the attack of 9-11. -
First Windows-compatible iPods
Apple introduces the first Windows-compatible iPods at Macworld. -
iTunes Music Store
The iTunes music store is introduced and it changed the industry. -
Cancer
Steve announces he has pancreatic cancer. -
Disney Pixar
Disney buys Pixar for $7.4 billion. Jobs becomes Disney's largest individual shareholder. -
Announces iPhone
Jobs announces the iPhone one of the first smartphones without a keyboard, at Macworld Expo. -
Liver Transplant Surgery
Steve announces and talks about his liver transplant surgery he had. -
Death
Steve Jobs dies at age 56.
