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Steve Jobs

By Tyler Roell

  • born

    born
    1955 Steve Jobs is born in San Francisco on 24 February 1955, and adopted by Paul and Clara Jobs of Mountain View, California.

  • first job

    first job
    1974 He takes a job at videogame company Atari Inc but resigns after a few months to travel to India.

  • Computer Prototype

    Computer Prototype
    1975 Jobs and his friend Steve Wozniak build a prototype computer in the garage of Jobs' parents.

  • Apple 1

    Apple 1
    1976 Jobs and Wozniak co-found Apple Computer to sell their machines, staring with the Apple I.

  • Apple 2

    Apple 2
    1977 The Apple II is launched. The first successful mass-market computer, it remains in production for 16 years.

  • Apple 3

    Apple 3
    The company's second computer, the Apple III, is launched but proves a commercial failure, plagued by faulty construction.

  • First personal computer

    First personal computer
    Apple launches the Lisa, the first personal computer controlled by on-screen icons activated at the click of a mouse. But it also proves unsuccessful.

  • Macintosh computer

    Macintosh computer
    Apple launches the Macintosh computer, which wins rave reviews but suffers disappointing sales.

  • Apple is CLOSED

    Apple is CLOSED
    Apple closes half its six factories, sheds 1,200 employees (a fifth of its staff) and declares its first quarterly loss. Jobs loses a boardroom battle against John Sculley and is forced out of the company.

  • Jobs buys graphics company

    Jobs buys the computer graphics division of Lucasfilm Ltd, the company owned by Star Wars director George Lucas, and founds what would become Pixar Animation Studios.

  • Macintosh II

    1987 Macintosh II is launched in 1987.

  • Jobs founds NeXT

    Jobs founds NeXT Computer, but it was not a financial success, selling only 50,000 computers.

  • Executive Chief

    With Jobs as its chief executive, Pixar releases Toy Story, the first full-length computer animated film, which is a worldwide box office smash.

  • Apple buys NeXT

    Apple buys NeXT for $429m (£277m) and uses Jobs' technology to build the next generation of its own software.

  • Jobs comes back to Apple

    1997 Jobs becomes Apple's interim chief executive.

  • iMac is launched

    The iMac is launched, a self-contained computer and monitor. Its design eclipses the clunky build of Apple's competitors.

  • ipod goes on sale

    The first iPod goes on sale in October and proves a huge success.

  • iTunes

    2003 The iTunes music store is launched in April.

  • First Iphown

    The first iPhone is launched. Jobs decides to drop the computer part of Apple's name.

  • First iPad

    The iPad is launched in April and 3m of the devices are sold in 80 days. Nearly 15m iPads are sold worldwide by the end of the year. Apple's annual sales reach $65bn – a huge rise from $8bn in 2000.

  • continues to roll out iPad 2 and iphone $

    Apple continues to roll out new products to great demand including the iPad 2 and iPhone 4.

  • Steve Jobs Died

    Apple co-founder, chairman and former chief executive died Wednesday, Oct. 5, around 3 p.m. in his Palo Alto home.Steve Jobs died from respiratory arrest and a pancreatic tumor.