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*Jobs was Born
Steven Jobs was born in San Francisco to two collage students who put him up for adoption. He was adopted by Paul and Clara Jobs. -
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Steve Jobs Life
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Collage
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. -
*Steve Gets His First Job
Steve gets his first job as a video game maker at atari and later makes a trip to Inda with his college friend Dan Kottke. -
*Apple Inc. is Created
Apple Computer Inc. is incorporated by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ron Wayne. -
*Steve's first daughter is born
Steve's ex girlfriend Chris-Ann Brennan, gives birth to there daughter Lisa. Steve refuses to acknowledge that he is the father. -
Apple 2 Sales skyrocket
The sales of the Apple 2 skyrocket, betting the sales of the unsuccessful Apple 1 -
Apple 3 is Launched
The Apple 3 is launched but is considered a failure, even after a relaunch and a updated verson. -
Launch of the Lisa computer.
The Lisa computer is launched. The Lisa team later merges with the Mac team under Steve Jobs's leadership. -
New CEO of Apple
PepsiCo CEO John Sculley becomes Apple's CEO after having been wooed by Steve Jobs for several months. -
*Steve Resigns form Apple to start NeXT
Steve Jobs resigns from Apple and starts NeXT with five other refugees from Apple. Apple announces it will sue NeXT -
*Job creates Pixar
Jobs buys the computer division of George Lucas' ILM for $10 million and incorporates it as Pixar -
Pixar's first Short Film
Pixar unveils John Lasseter’s short film Luxo Jr. at SIGGRAPH. It is praised by the expert audience as one of the first computer-animated work of art -
Ross Perot Invests $20 million in NeXT
Ross Perot invests $20 million in NeXT, based on a $125 million valuation. The startup has still to release a product -
NeXT and IBM Form a Partnership
NeXT and IBM form a partnership to have NeXT’s system run on IBM machines -
Tin Toy
At SIGGRAPH, Pixar releases its new short Tin Toy. It will win 1988's Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film -
Pixar's Downfall
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 Marrage
Steve Jobs marries Laurene Powell in Yosemite under the blessing of Steve's old zen guru Kobin Chino. Laurene is already pregnant -
Pixar and Disney
Pixar signs a deal with Disney to amke a computer animated film. -
*Steve's first son is born.
Laurene gives birth to Steve’s first son, Reed Paul Jobs -
Less NeXT More Pixar
Steve starts focusing less on NeXT and more on Pixar before Toy Story is released. He becomes President & CEO of Pixar Animation Studios -
*Job's Third Child is Born
Laurene gives birth to Erin Siena Jobs, her second child with Steve -
Toy Story is Out
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 -
Pixar and Disney Deal
Steve Jobs negotiaties a breakthrough deal between Pixar and Disney with its CEO Michael Eisner. The deal includes landmark rights for a studio, such as equal billing -
Apple buys NeXT
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 -
*Steve's Youngest Daughter is Born
Eve Jobs, Laurene and Steve's youngest daughter, is born -
Power Mac G3
Steve Jobs introduces the new Power Mac G3 and the color iMacs at Macworld San Francisco -
The Fisrt 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 -
Finding Nemo
Opening day of Finding Nemo, Pixar’s first Best Animated Feature Academy Award winner -
Pancreatic Cancer
Steve Jobs is diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, but stubbornly refuses any modern medical treatment for months. He tries alternative diets instead -
iTunes
"The day hell froze over": Steve Jobs introduces iTunes for Windows and further demonstrates Apple's growing lead over its competitors in the digital music business -
Cancer Surgery
Steve Jobs finally has his pancreatic tumor removed by surgery -
MacBook Pro
Steve Jobs unveils the first two Intel Macs at Macworld, the iMac and the new MacBook Pro -
Apple TV and iPhone
In his most memorable keynote presentation ever, at Macworld 2007, Steve Jobs introduces iPhone and its revolutionary touch-screen interface. He also introduces Apple TV and announces the company's name change from Apple Computer Inc. to Apple Inc. to better reflect its new nature -
iPhone Release and Ratatouille
iPhone is released in the US, the same day as Pixar’s 8th feature film, Ratatouille -
Mac Book Air
At Macworld 2008, Steve Jobs introduces MacBook Air, with the tagline 'the world's thinnest notebook'. Three years later, it will come to redefine all of Apple's notebook product line -
Liver 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 -
iPad
After months of wild rumors, Steve Jobs unveils iPad, 'the biggest thing Apple's ever done'. The tablet runs the same operating system as iPhone -
*Medical Leave
Jobs surprises the world by announcing his new medical leave of absence, without any end date -
iCloud
At his last keynote at WWDC 2011, a freil Steve Jobs unveils Apple's cloud offering, iCloud, the foundation for the next decade of Apple products -
Resigns as Apple's CEO
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 -
*Death
Steve Jobs dies at home, surrounded by his family
