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Steve jobs was born in San Francisco, the son of Abdulfattah Jandali and Joanne Schieble. He is quickly adopted by Paul and Clara Jobs
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The Jobs family moves from San Francisco to Mountain View, a suburban town in Santa Clara county, more famous under the name Silicon Valley
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13-year-old Steve Jobs calls up Bill Hewlett and gets a summer job at the HP factory where he meets Steve Wozniak, Woz and Steve share a love of electronics, Bob Dylan, and pranks
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Steve and Woz build and illegally sell 'blue boxes' that allow to make phone calls for free
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Steve spends the fall semester at Reed College, Oregon, then drops out. He will stay on campus and attend the classes that interest him for a while, then move to a hippie commune
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Steve gets his first job at video game maker Atari, and later makes a trip to India to 'seek enlightenment' with his college friend Dan Kottke
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Steve and Woz start assembling Apple I computers in the Jobses' garage, and sell them to computer hobbyists, including 50 for the Byte Shop
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Apple Computer Inc. is incorporated by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ron Wayne
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The Apple II becomes the first mass-market personal computer, with impressive sales around the US. Apple becomes a symbol of the personal computing revolution
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Steve Jobs resigns from Apple and starts NeXT with five other refugees from Apple. Apple announces it will sue NeXT
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Gil Amelio is ousted by the Apple Board of directors after a disastrous quarter. Steve Jobs is named interim CEO in his place and installs his NeXT executive team at the top of Apple
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Apple opens its first Retail Stores in Tysons Corner, Virginia and Glendale, California
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Steve Jobs is diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, but stubbornly refuses any modern medical treatment for months. He tries alternative diets instead
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Steve Jobs is inducted in the California Hall of Fame by Gov. Schwartzenegger
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Steve Jobs resigns as CEO of Apple, with the words 'I have always said if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple's CEO, I would be the first to let you know. Unfortunately, that day has come.' Tim Cook becomes Apple CEO
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Steve Jobs dies at home, surrounded by his family
