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Birth of Steve Jobs
The great Steven Paul Jobs was born in San Francisco -
Designs video games
Designs video games for Atari with friend Stephen Wozniak -
Creates the first Apple computer
Forms Apple Computer with Mr. Wozniak. Introduces the Apple I, the first single-board ROM-based computer, for $666 -
Creates the Apple II
Introduces the Apple II, the first mass-marketed personal computer, complete with a plastic case, keyboard and color graphics, at the first West Coast Computer Faire -
Apple offers shares to the public
Apple goes public with an initial public offering of 4.5 million shares priced between $14 and $17 a share -
Resigination of a young Steve Jobs
Forced by Mr. Sculley and the board of Apple to resign with $150 million -
Purchases Pixar
Buys Pixar Animation Studios -
Marries Laurene Powell
Marries Ms. Powell at Yosemite National Park. The two have a child, Reed Paul, later that year. They later go on to have two daughters -
Pixar offers public shares
Pixar goes public, offering six million shares at about $12 to $14 each -
An older Jobs returns to Apple
Sells NeXT to Apple for more than $400 million. Receives $175 million in cash and stock and returns to Apple as a consultant -
Introduces the iMac
Introduces iMac, a smoothly designed one-piece computer that would later be available in five bright colors. iMac becomes the best-selling computer in the nation by the end of the year -
Introduces eMac
Introduces eMac, an iMac version designed exclusively for schools and colleges -
Merges Pixar with Walt Disney
Merges Pixar with Walt Disney for $7.4 billion, joins Disney's board of directors -
First iPhone
Officially changes the name of his company to Apple Inc. Six months later, the company sells its first iPhone -
Death of Steve Jobs
Apple announces Mr. Jobs has died
