The life of Steve Jobs By Asimenia06 1976 He co-founds the Apple Computer 1984 The Macintosh goes on sale 1985 He leaves Apple an buys Pixar 1996 He returns to Apple 2004 He undergoes surgery for pancreatic cancer 2005 He gives a speech during a graduation at Stanford University 2007 Apple creates the first iPhone 2009 He undergoes a liver transplant 2010 Apple releases the iPad May 10, 2011 Steve Jobs passes away after fighting pancreatic cancer Aug 24, 2011 He steps down as Apple's CEO