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Born
He 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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LIfe of Steve
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College
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 -
Apple
Apple Computer Inc. is incorporated by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ron Wayne -
A lot of money
Apple goes public, increasing Steve Jobs' net worth from dozens of millions of dollars to over $200 million -
Birthday
Steve Jobs celebrates his 30th birthday in great fanfare, with Ella Fitzgerald as guest singer for the night -
Pixar's
Steve Jobs fires almost half of Pixar’s staff and takes back all of the employees' stock in an effort to cut costs, as the company is still in the red 5 years after its launch -
Steve's father
Steve's father, Paul Jobs, dies -
Mac G4
The Power Mac G4 Cube is unveiled at Macworld NY. It will be discontinued one year later because of disappointing sales -
iPod
After an 8-month crash development program, Steve Jobs unveils iPod at a small media event on the company's campus. He has no idea how it will tranform Apple -
Disease
Steve Jobs is diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, but stubbornly refuses any modern medical treatment for months. He tries alternative diets instead -
Connections
Steve introduces the Motorola ROCKR, an iTunes-compatible cell phone, and the iPod nano -
Transplant
Steve receives a liver transplant at the Methodist University Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. He was weeks away from dying when he got the surgery -
Biography
After two years of work, and forty interviews with Steve Jobs, Walter Isaacson publishes his authorized biography of the Apple and Pixar co-founder, simply named Steve Jobs. -
Last day.
Steve Jobs dies at home, surrounded by his family
