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A genius is born and adopted by Paul and Clara Jobs.
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Job attends Reed College in Portland, Ore., before dropping out. Works for Atari Inc as a video game designer.
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Jobs joins the Homebrew Computer Club, headed by Steve Wozniak. Both go into business together. Working in a garage the pair builds the logic board called the Apple I
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Apple computer is incorprated and a revised version, the apple II, goes on sale.
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Apple goes public in 1981. Jobs convinces PepsiCo, Inc. to become Apple's CEO two years later.
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Apple introduces the Macintosh, an all in one desktop computer with a graphical interface
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Sales of the Macintosh are disappointing and Sculley pushes Jobs out as head of Apple in 1985
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Jobs acquires pixar animation studios and becomes a billionaire when the company goes public in 1995.
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Company releases all-in-one iMac in 1998 and it becomes the fastest selling PC in history.
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Job takes a short leave in 2004 to recieeve treatment for pancreatic cancer.
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In January, 2009 after he lost a lot of weight, Job announced he is taking a leave of absence through June. It is later revelaed that Jobs underwent a liver transplant during his leave.
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Steve Job announces he is taking his second medical leave in 2 years. He states he will continue as CEO and be aprt of major decisions while COO Tim Cook will run day-to-day operations.
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Apple Inc. Chairman and CEO Steve Jobs speaks about the Ipad2 at an apple event at the Yerba Buena Center for Arts Theater in San Francisco.
