Steve Jobs the man who thought different by Karen Blumenthal

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page 271 February 1974

Jobs moves back home and gets a job at Atari.

page 274 June 24, 2011

Jobs officially resigns as CEO of Apple.

page 273 May 19, 2001

Jobs opens the first Apple Store in Tysons Corner, Virginia.

page 272 July 1991

Jobs reaches a deal with Disney to make three Pixar movies, including Toy Story.

page 271 Spring 1976

Jobs receives Apple's first order for fifty computers (which became the Apple I) and sets up shop in his parents' home.

page 274 June 24, 2010

Jobs releases the iPhone 4.

page 272 September 17,1985

Jobs resigns from Apple and founds NeXT, a new computer company. Over several months, he sells all but one share of his Apple stock.

page 271 1968

Jobs sees the first personal computer, the HP 9100A, which was actually a large desk top calculator.

page 274 June 7, 2011

Jobs shows plans for the new Apple headquarters to the Cupertino City Council.

page 271 Summer 1974

Jobs spends several months in India seeking spiritual guidance.

page 274 January 14, 2009

Jobs takes a second medical leave.

page 274 January 17, 2011

Jobs takes another medical leave from Apple.

page 272 February 1981

Jobs takes control of the development team for the Macintosh computer.

page 273 January 9, 2001

Jobs unveils iTunes.

page 273 November 2, 2001

Pixar releases Monsters,inc.

page 274 June 29, 2007

Pixar releases Ratatouille.

page 273 November 19,1999

Pixar releases Toy Story 2.

page 274 June 18, 2010

Pixar releases Toy Story 3.

page 274 May 29, 2009

Pixar releases Up.

page 274 March 21, 2009

A liver becomes available and Jobs flies to Tennessee for the organ transplant.

page 272 November 1986

After the death of his adoptive mother, Clara Jobs, Jobs meets his biological mother, Joanne Schieble Jandali Simpson, and his sister Mona Simpson.

page 272 December 12, 1980

Apple Computer goes public and is valued at $1.6 billion, making Jobs worth $218 million.

page 271 April 1,1976

Apple Computer is officially founded by Jobs, Wozniak, and Ron Wayne (who dropped out shortly afterward).

page 271 January 1977

Apple Computer moves into its first real offices on Stevens Creek Boulevard in Cupertino, California.

page 272 December 20, 1996

Apple agrees to buy NeXT, returning Jobs to the company as adviser to the chairman.

page 274 May 25, 2010

Apple passes Microsoft as the most valuable technology company.

page 274 August 29, 2007

Apple redesigns the iMac.

page 273 August 6,1997

Bill Gates appears on screen at Macworld to say Microsoft will invest $150 million in Apple.

page 274 March 2, 2011

Despite being on leave, Jobs introduces the iPad 2.

page 274 May 5,2006

Disney buys pixar, making Jobs Disney's largest shareholder.

page 274 March 2008

Fortune magazine discloses Job's cancer issues.

page 273 July 9, 1997

Gil Amelio is ousted as Apple CEO. Jobs remains an adviser, but soon forces most of the board to resign.

page 271 March 1975

Homebrew Computer Club is started.

page 272 August 1995

Job's second daughter, Erin Siena Jobs, is born.

page 272 September 1991

Job's son, Reed Paul, is born.

page 273 Summer 1998

Job's youngest daughter, Eve Job's, is born.

page 271 December 1979

Jobs and other Apple staff visit Xerox PARC and discover new computer technologies, including the GUI and the mouse.

page 274 January 15, 2008

Jobs announces the MacBook Air.

page 272 January 24, 1984

Jobs announces the Macintosh computer with a huge product launch, including the groundbreaking "1984" commercial aired during the Super Bowl.

page 272 October 12, 1988

Jobs announces the first NeXT computer.

page 274 January 27, 2010

Jobs announces the iPad.

page 273 October 23, 2001

Jobs announces the iPod, and runs its iconic silhouette commercials.

page 273 January 5, 2000

Jobs announces the new Mac OS X and officially drops the "interim" from his CEO title.

page 273 September 16,1997

Jobs becomes interim CEO, or iCEO.

page 272 February 7,1986

Jobs buys Pixar from George Lucas.

page 271 April 15-17, 1977

Jobs debuts the Apple II at the West Coast Computer Faire in Dan Francisco.

page 274 October 5, 2011

Jobs dies.

page 271 December 1972

Jobs drops out of Reed College after only one semester.

page 271 September 1972

Jobs enrolls in Reed College in Portland Oregon.

page 271 May 17, 1978

Jobs first child, Lisa Brennan-Jobs, is born.

page 273 May 6, 1998

Jobs introduces the iMac.

page 271 February 24, 1953

Jobs is born and soon adopted by Paul and Clara Jobs, who name him Steven Paul.

page 271 Approx, 1970

Jobs is introduced to Steve "Woz" Wozniak, future Apple cofounder.

page 273 Fall 1997

Jobs launches the "Think Different" ad campaign.

page 274 January 9,2007

Jobs launches the iPhone and drops "Computer" from Apple's name.

page 274 September 9, 2009

Jobs makes his first public appearance following his transplant.

page 272 April 8,1983

Jobs manages to woo PepsiCo marketing executive John Sculley to become Apple's new CEO.

page 272 March 18, 1991

Jobs marries Laurene Powell.

page 271 February 1977

Markkula hires Mike Scott as president of Apple.

page 271 January 3, 1977

Mike Markkula, an investor, supplies $250,000 initial financial backing in exchange for a one-third interest and Wozniak's quitting his job at HP to work at Apple full-time.

page 272 November 29, 1995

Pixar goes public. Jobs's 80 percent share is briefly worth more than $1.1 billion.

page 273 November 20, 1998

Pixar releases A bug's Life.

page 274 June 9,2006

Pixar releases Cars.

page 274 July 11, 2008

The App Store opens.

page 272 January 19, 1983

The Apple Lisa is announced, but it is less successful than expected.

page 271 1967

The family moves to Los Altos, California so that Jobs can attend a better school.

page 272 November 22, 1995

Toy Story, Pixar's first feature film, releases, breaking Thanksgiving weekend box office records.

page 271 September 1971

Woz calls Jobs to tell him about blue boxes, which can make free long-distance phone calls. Woz makes one, and the two end up selling the boxes.

page 272 May 31, 1985

following a showdown with the Apple board and Sculley, Jobs is removed from operational duties, including the combined Mac/Lisa division.

page 274 February 2006

iTunes Store sells its one billionth song.


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