1. 1955
1.1. Born February 24, San Francisco, CA
1.2. to Joanne Carole Schieble and Abdulfattah Jandali
1.3. Given up for adoption and raised by
1.3.1. Paul and Clara Jobs
2. 1971
2.1. Attends Hewlett Packard sponsored after school talks
2.2. Hired as an HP summer employee
2.3. Meets Steve Wozniak
3. 1972
3.1. Enrolls at Reed College
3.2. Drops out after one semester
3.3. Continues to audit courses
3.3.1. including caligraphy
3.3.1.1. Jobs would later go on to comment, "If I had never dropped in on that single course in college, the Mac would have never had multiple typefaces or proportionally spaced fonts."
4. 1974/1975
4.1. Jobs begins attending meetings of the Homebrew Computer Club together with Wozniak
4.2. Takes job at Atari as a technician
4.2.1. saving money with the ultimate goal of travelling to India for a spiritual retreat
4.3. Travels to India with former Reed College friend Daniel Kottke
4.3.1. Kottke will go on to become Apple's first employee
4.4. Jobs returns to Atari
4.4.1. Founder Nolan Bushnell challenges employees to create a circuit board for the game Breakout
4.4.1.1. $100/chip that could be removed from the circuit board
4.4.1.2. Jobs cuts a deal with Wozniak to split the profits evenly
4.4.1.3. Wozniak creates a circuit board so refined that it can not be duplicated on a production line
5. 1976
5.1. Apple Computer Company is founded
5.1.1. Steve Jobs
5.1.2. Steve Wozniak
5.1.3. Ronald Wayne
5.1.3.1. sells his stake 2 weeks later for $2300
5.1.4. Mike Markkula
6. 1977
6.1. Apple is incorporated to Apple Computer Inc.
6.1.1. New company buys out original partnership
6.2. Apple II is launched
6.2.1. becomes the world's first widely used computer
7. 1978
7.1. Apple recruits Mike Scott from National Semiconductor to serve as CEO
8. 1980
8.1. Apple III launched
8.2. Apple Computer Inc. goes public
8.2.1. Stock prices rise from $22/share to $29/share on the first day of trading
9. 1981
9.1. Jobs rolls up his sleeves and becomes personally involved with the Macintosh product line development
9.1.1. originally started by Jef Raskin
10. 1983
10.1. Jobs recruits John Scully from Pepsi to serve as CEO and President of Apple Computer Inc.
10.2. His pitch?
10.2.1. "Do you want to sell sugar water for the rest of your life, or do you want to come with me and change the world?"
10.3. First mouse controlled computer, Lisa is launched
10.3.1. Fail
11. 1984
11.1. Apple launches Macintosh
11.2. Now iconic 1984 superbowl ad showcases, "Why 1984, won't be like 1984"
12. 1985
12.1. An industry wide sales slump causes Jobs and Scully to bang heads
12.2. May
12.2.1. after a significant power struggle between Jobs and Scully, along with an announcement of significant layoffs, Jobs is removed from his position as Head of Macintosh Development
12.2.1.1. He takes 5 Apple Computer Inc. employees with him
12.3. Founds NeXT Inc., later renamed to NeXT Computer Inc.
12.3.1. Strong focus on high end technology and design
12.3.1.1. Mach Kernel
12.3.1.2. Digital Signal Process chip
12.3.1.3. Built in Ethernet port
13. 1986
13.1. Purchase The Graphics Group from George Lucas for less than $10M
13.1.1. Later named Pixar Animation Studios
14. 1989
14.1. NeXT launches "The Cube"
14.1.1. $6500
14.1.2. Monochrome monitor
14.1.3. Fails in the marketplace, save for a few high end buyers
14.2. NeXTSTEP technology serves as the foundation for what will become OS X
15. 1995
15.1. Toy Story is released
15.1.1. A joint venture between Disney and Pixar
15.1.2. A resounding commercial and technical success
16. 1996
16.1. Apple Computer Inc. announces their acquisition of NeXT Computer Inc.
16.1.1. $427M
16.1.2. Jobs becomes "advisor" to then Chairman Gil Amelio
17. 1997
17.1. May
17.1.1. Gil Amelio is ousted as Chairman
17.2. September
17.2.1. Jobs becomes "Interim" CEO of Apple Computer Inc.
17.2.1.1. Receives an annual salary of $1
18. 1998
18.1. Jobs focuses on returning Apple to profitability, kills further development of:
18.1.1. Newton
18.1.2. Cyberdog
18.1.3. OpenDoc
18.2. Apple launches the "all in one" iMac
18.2.1. sells over 1M units
18.2.2. revives Apple's financial status
18.2.2.1. Stock price jumps 400%
18.2.2.2. Returns to profibability
18.2.2.2.1. records 4 consecutive quarters of profitability
18.2.3. Wins Gold Award from British Design and Art Direction
18.2.4. Vogue:
18.2.4.1. "one of Spring's hottest fashion statements"
18.2.5. Business Week:
18.2.5.1. "one of the century's lasting images."
19. 2000
19.1. "Interim" dropped from Jobs' official title
19.2. Jokes that his official title should be iCEO
20. 2001
20.1. Apple Computer Inc. enters the consumer electronics market with the launch of the now iconic iPod
21. 2003
21.1. Jobs announces the creation of the iTunes Music Store
21.1.1. which will sell encoded music
21.2. Changes the music industry forever
22. 2004
22.1. Jobs is diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer
22.1.1. He receives treatment and returns to work by September
22.2. More than 4.4 million iPods are sold during the 2004 fiscal year
23. 2007
23.1. iPhone is announced
23.1.1. One of the very first smartphones without a keyboard
24. 2008
24.1. December
24.1.1. Jobs announces that he will not be delivering the keynote, or attending the upcoming MacWorld Expo
24.1.2. Rumors circulate about his health
25. 2009
25.1. January
25.1.1. Jobs' dramatic weight loss is described as a Hormonal Imbalance
25.1.1.1. Says that his medical condition will not affect his performance as CEO
25.1.2. Approximately one week later
25.1.2.1. Jobs announces a Leave of Absence from Apple until June, as his medical situation had changed
25.1.3. COO Tim Cook is appointed to handle the day-today operations of Apple Computer Inc.
25.1.4. Apple confirms that Jobs will still be involved in strategic decisions
25.2. June
25.2.1. The Wall Street Journal reports that Jobs has undergone a liver transplant
25.2.2. A Tennessee hospital later issues a statement confirming the operation
25.2.3. Apple confirms that Jobs will return to work by the end of the month
26. 2010
26.1. January
26.1.1. Apple launches the iPad
26.1.1.1. Changes the game again, and makes tablet based computing a viable market alternative to notebooks
26.2. September
26.2.1. Jobs announces the second generation of Apple TV
26.2.1.1. Streaming video from the internet or mobile devices including the iPhone and iPad directly to TV sets
27. 2011
27.1. January
27.1.1. Apple announces that Jobs is taking a Medical Leave of Absence
27.1.1.1. Raises another round of questions regarding Jobs' health
27.1.1.2. Also sparks questions about Apple's
27.1.1.2.1. Stock
27.1.1.2.2. Product Development
27.1.1.2.3. Business Operations
27.2. March
27.2.1. Suspends his Leave of Absence to present the iPad 2
27.3. June
27.3.1. Still technically on leave, Jobs appears at the Worldwide Developers conference
27.3.1.1. Announces
27.3.1.1.1. iOS5
27.3.1.1.2. iCloud
27.3.2. Appears before Cupertino City Council and proposes to build a spaceship like campus for Apple
27.4. August
27.4.1. Jobs officially steps down as Apple Computer Inc. CEO
27.4.1.1. He can, "no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple's CEO."
27.4.1.2. COO Tim Cook assumes the CEO role
27.4.2. Remains Chairman of the Board at Apple Computer Inc.