Steven Paul Jobs
Steven Paul Jobs was born in San Francisco, California, United States, February 24, 1955. Steven Paul Jobs is the leader and founder of Apple Computer company and a leading figure in the computer industry. As the founder of Apple Computer in 1976 (along with Steve Wozniak), he popularized the concept of computers in households that are very innovative. He is also one person who first realized the potential to commercialize the use of graphical user interface and mouse interface developed at the Palo Alto Research Center Xerox company, and then the technology is applied into the Apple Macintosh. Jobs also led the Pixar Animation Studios, a leading company in the world of computer animated big screen.
Since the baby is Steven Jobs was adopted by Paul and Clara Jobs of Mountain View, Santa younger sister named Mona Simpson is now famous as a novelist.
Steven Jobs through the junior high and high school in Curpetino, Califonia, often after school hours to teach at Hewlett Packard Company in Palo Alto, California. So no wonder that shortly after he and Steve Wozniak quickly became part-time workers in this company. In 1972, Jobs graduated from Homestead High School in Cupertino, California and was accepted at Reed College in Portland, Oregon, but expelled / dropped out after one semester. But he immediately signed up to Reed College, one of the things learned here calligraphy. "If I never removed from the place of study only one semester may not be current Mac has multiple typefaces or fonts are proportional," he said.
Steven Jobs through the junior high and high school in Curpetino, Califonia, often after school hours to teach at Hewlett Packard Company in Palo Alto, California. So no wonder that shortly after he and Steve Wozniak quickly became part-time workers in this company. In 1972, Jobs graduated from Homestead High School in Cupertino, California and was accepted at Reed College in Portland, Oregon, but expelled / dropped out after one semester. But he immediately signed up to Reed College, one of the things learned here calligraphy. "If I never removed from the place of study only one semester may not be current Mac has multiple typefaces or fonts are proportional," he said.
In the autumn of 1974, Jobs returned to California and began attending meetings of "Homebrew Computer Club" with Steve Wozniak. He and Wozniak worked at Atari Inc. together., A manufacturer of the famous computer game, with a position as a game designer. The motivation then was to collect money for the spiritual journey to India.
After that, jobs spiritual enlightenment then traveled to India with her friend at Reed College, Daniel Kottke, who later became the first Apple employee. Returned from India he became a Buddhist. During this period he practiced psychedelics
After that, jobs spiritual enlightenment then traveled to India with her friend at Reed College, Daniel Kottke, who later became the first Apple employee. Returned from India he became a Buddhist. During this period he practiced psychedelics
In 1976, Jobs and Wozniak founded Apple Computer Co.. Personal computer Jobs and Wozniak introduced was named the Apple I. The computer that sold for U.S. $ 666.66
In 1983, jobs working with John Sculley from Pepsi-Cola to lead Apple Computer. This year, Apple released the Apple Lisa computer with the name of the technology was ahead of its time, but the innovation that made jobs failed to reach buyers in the market.
In 1984 be the year of introduction of the Macintosh, the computer first commercially successful by presenting a graphical user interface features. Development of the Mac triggered by Jef Raskin and the team uses technology that has been developed not by Apple, such as at Xerox's PARC, but had not been commercialized. The success of Apple's Macintosh makes Apple to abandon Mac II to develop production, which lasted until today.
In 1985, after an internal leadership in the Apple, Sculley dismiss from office Jobs of Apple. Once out of Apple, Jobs founded a computer company anymore. NeXT Computer is like Lisa, NeXT was ahead in terms of technology, but never became popular except in the scope of scientific research.
In 1996, Apple bought NeXT for U.S. $ 402 million and brought Jobs back to the company he founded.
In 1997 he became Apple's interim following the departure of Gil Amelio.