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Birth
He Was born in San Francisco to two University of Wisconsin graduate students who gave him up for adoption ("Steve Jobs Biography." 1). -
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Finding himself
After leaving his position as a video game designer with Atari, Jobs spent the next few months traveling through India experimenting with psychedelic drugs ("Jobs,Steve." 2). -
Apple Computer Inc rises
The company was founded by Steve Jobs and Stephen Wozniak in Jobs' gradge while he was still living with his parents. Jobs' mindset was to change the world by developing an easy-to-use computer (Puthawala, Mary Mclver 1). -
Apple II is released
After Apple I hit the markets sales were slow given that few people needed their own desktop computer, but Jobs changed that by releasing the Apple II. Generating huge success Apple II became the model that companies tried to imitate. Apple sales reached $139 million making the company go public (Puthawala, Mary Mclver 3). -
Jobs Becomes Apples CEO
As Jobs becomes CEO he makes a cooperation agreement with microsoft and releases the iMac, which offers a powerful processor at an affordable price. But the key to this success was the sleek design and bright colors.("Jobs.Steve. 4). -
Apple Nation
By 2004 Jobs creates a world of apple users, converting the music world into an "iPod Nation" ("Steve Jobs: Iconoclast and Salesman." ). But wait theres more, Jobs endless reinventing offers simplicity through iTunes. Jobs allowed customers to download any songs for just ninety-nine cents each ("Jobs, Steve"), -
To Infinity and Beyond
Steve Jobs dies at age 56 after fighting cancer, he carrys his "Jobs Legacy" with him (Zyglis, Adam).