Steve Jobs the man who thought different by Karen Blumenthal
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.
