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Birth
Steven was born in San Francisco, the son of Abdulfattah Jandali and Joanne Schieble. He is then adopted by Paul and Clara Jobs. -
Movement
The family moved to Mountain View, California -
First Job
13-year-old Steve Jobs gets a summer job at the HP factory. -
Phone calls
Steve and Woz build and illegally sell 'blue boxes' that allow to make phone calls for free -
The First Step
Woz and Steve show the early Apple I board at the Homebrew Computer Club -
Apple Inc.
Apple Computer Inc. is incorporated by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ron Wayne -
On the Way
Apple makes a huge sensation at the West Coast Computer Faire with a prototype Apple II -
A Flop
Apple launches the Apple III, which will prove a disastrous flop -
A Threat
IBM launches the IBM PC, the biggest threat to Apple's future yet -
NeXT
Steve Jobs resigns from Apple and starts NeXT with five other refugees from Apple. Apple announces it will sue NeXT -
Cheap NeXT
Steve introduces the cheaper NeXT Station in San Francisco, to boost the modest sales of NeXT hardware -
PIXAR
Pixar signs a deal with Disney to make a computer-animated feature film -
Toy Story
Jeffrey Katzenberg puts a halt to the development of Toy Story because of creative disagreements -
Success
One week after Toy Story is out, Pixar goes public. Steve Jobs's worth rises to $1.5 billion, more than it ever was during his first tenure at Apple -
UNITED
Apple, which was desperately looking for a modern operating system to buy, eventually buys NeXT for $400 million. Steve Jobs is named "informal adviser" to Apple CEO Gil Amelio -
Cooperation
Steve Jobs introduces Apple's new board of directors and a truce with Microsoft at Macworld Boston -
New World
Steve Jobs introduces the new Power Mac G3 and the color iMacs at Macworld San Francisco -
Another Flop
The Power Mac G4 Cube is unveiled at Macworld NY. It will be discontinued one year later because of disappointing sales -
More Success
Steve Jobs introduces the first Windows-compatible iPods at Macworld NY -
Nemo
Opening day of Finding Nemo, Pixar’s first Best Animated Feature Academy Award winner -
ipod
Steve unveils the iPod mini and the iLife suite at Macworld. The iPod mini will soon become the world's best-selling MP3 player and truly establish Apple as a consumer electronics powerhouse -
Not Good
Apple releases its first living-room product, the iPod hi-fi, discontinued a year and a half later -
The EXtreme Success
iPhone is released in the US, the same day as Pixar’s 8th feature film, Ratatouille -
3G
The press starts speculating about Steve Jobs's health as he appears very thin to unveil the iPhone 3G with an entry price of $199 on stage at WWDC -
THE END
Steve Jobs dies at home, surrounded by his family
