1955-1985 Youth & Apple's early years
24 Feb 1955
Steven Paul was born in San Francisco, the son of Abdulfattah and Joanne. He is adopted by Jobs Family
1969
Steve Jobs meets Steve Wozniak, 5 years older, through a mutual friend. Woz and Steve share a love of electronics, Bob Dylan, and pranks
1 Apr 1976
Apple Computer Inc. is incorporated by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ron Wayne
Spring 1976
Steve and Woz start assembling Apple I computers in the Jobses’ garage, and sell them to computer hobbyists, including 50 for the Byte Shop
12 Dec 1980
Apple goes public, increasing Steve Jobs’ net worth from dozens of millions of dollars to over $200 million