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Steve meets his friend Steve Wozniak -
One of the first PC's are released, the xerox Alto. -
Microsoft is Founded
One of Apple's many rivals is founded by Paul Allen and Bill Gates -
Both Steves and Ronald Wayne found Apple incorporated, a private company. -
After months of designing and engineering Apple's first computer board is made -
The Apple II is made, even being showed off at a fair -
Apple becomes a public company, releasing their stocks, with previous shareholders becoming millionares. -
The IBM PC
First commercially available computer that could run windows. -
Apple gets a new CEO, John Sculley (Previously the CEO of Pepsi). -
Apple's first computer, the Macintosh is released, becoming a best selling computer. -
Steve ends up leaving Apple after many disputes with John Sculley -
Steve Jobs founds NeXT another computer company, it ends up being dominated by competitors -
Steve buys the Graphics group from Lucasfilms for 5 million dollars. The Graphics Group ended up coming Pixar. -
First NeXT computer is released for a whooping $6,500. People who could afford it loved it, but others did not like the price. -
Steve goes back to Apple after they buy NeXT for $430 million -
Steve is back as temporary CEO and Apple starts to partner with Microsoft -
Steve comes back to the permanent CEO of Apple -
The iPod is introduced becoming one of the best MP3's with it's capacity of 1000+ songs -
Steve Jobs is Diagnosed with Pancreatic cancer
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In Steve's absence Tim Cook temporarily becomes CEO. -
Steve comes back as CEO after feeling better and having surgery. -
The first iPhone is released -
Steve Jobs resigns, leaving the role of CEO to Tim Cook -
After fighting cancer for a while Steve Jobs resigns.