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Essay / Steve Paul Jobs Biography - 972
Steven Paul Jobs was born on February 24, 1955, in San Francisco to his biological parents, Abdulfattah Jandali and Joanne Schieble. Steve had to be adopted when he was born because his biological mother's father did not want her to marry Abdulfattah. Joanne's father was old and dying and threatened to disown her if she married Abdulfattah. So instead of raising Steve together, they planned to have him adopted by college graduates. Unfortunately, when Steve was born, the intended adoptive parents decided not to make the deal because they wanted a girl instead, which left Joanne looking for someone else to fill that role. She finds Paul and Clara Jobs. Both Paul and Clara had dropped out of high school. When Joanne learned of this, she refused to sign the adoption papers. In order for her to agree to sign the adoption papers, Paul and Clara agreed to fund a savings account to pay for the boy's college education. Jandali and Schieble then married in December 1955 and had Stevae's biological sister, Mona Simpson, several years later. Steve Jobs was the co-founder, chairman, CEO of Apple Inc., co-founder and CEO of Pixar, as well as founder and CEO of NeXT Inc. From a young age, Steve was interested in technology. He loved working on electronics with his friend Steve Wozniak “Woz” and worked at Hewlett-Packard as a teenager. On April 1, 1976, Jobs, Wozniak and Ronald Wayne created Apple. The business started in Steve's parents' garage. The company began by selling the Apple I, a computer. Apple continued to make slow progress until the release of the Macintosh in January 1984. The Macintosh was the first personal computer to feature a graphical user interface (GUI) instead of a programming language...... middle of paper..... The advancements made by .e were substantial and necessary for the technology to be where it is today. I couldn't imagine not having the Apple products that I own because of the impact they have on my life. I think Apple has a lot more in store for the future. I think there are many products that will create or change an industry, just like the first Macs, iPods, iPhones and iPads did. Steve left behind so many great ideas and things that he created. He is remembered for all the great things such as how people listen to music, what computer they use, created a tablet people didn't even know they needed, changed the phone people use and what this phone can do. . He changed and revolutionized so many things in this world. Most importantly, Steve started the world's most valuable company and brand to date, in his parents' garage..