On February 24, 1955, Steve Jobs was born in San Francisco, USA. Just after he was born, he was separated by his ruthless father who worked in a restaurant in San Francisco, USA, and his chic mother who was a bartender. Ruthlessly abandoned. Fortunately, a kind-hearted couple took in the poor illegitimate child.
At that time, Jobs lived near the famous "Silicon Valley", and his neighbors were all employees of Hewlett-Packard, the veterans of "Silicon Valley". Under the influence of these people, Jobs was obsessed with electronics since he was a child.
When Jobs was in junior high school, he met Woz, who was 5 years older than him, at a class reunion. Woz is the president of the school's electronics club and is also very interested in electronics. The two hit it off, and eight years later they founded Apple Computer.
With the 6502 chip in hand, the two ecstatic young men returned to Jobs’s garage and started their own great innovation. They designed a circuit board, installed the 6502 microprocessor and interfaces and some other components on it, and connected the microprocessor with the keyboard and video display through the interfaces. In just a few weeks, the computer was installed
An accidental opportunity brought a turning point for "Apple" company. One day in July 1976, retailer Paul Terrell came to Jobs's garage. After watching Jobs skillfully demonstrate the computer, he believed that the "Apple" machine had a great future and decided to take a risk-ordering 50 units. Jobs was overjoyed and signed the contract immediately, but required delivery within a month. This was the first "big deal" he had ever made.
The 50 complete machines were quickly sold out in Terrell's hands. With a good start, the "Apple" company became famous.
In 1980, a full-page advertisement in the "Wall Street Journal" read "Apple Computer is the bicycle of mankind in the 21st century" and included a huge photo of Jobs.
On December 12, 1980, Apple's stock went public. In less than an hour, all 4.6 million shares were sold out, closing at $29 per share that day.
Because of his great success, Jobs received the National Medal of Technology from President Reagan in 1985.
What they have been waiting for for three years has appeared, and iMac has become the hottest topic of the year. In December 1998, iMac won the title of "Best Computer of 1998" by Time magazine and ranked third among the "Top Ten Industrial Designs in the World in 1998".
Then, in 1999, Jobs launched the second-generation iMac, which was available in five fruit colors: red, yellow, blue, green, and purple. It was warmly welcomed by users as soon as it was launched.
Jobs became a miracle, but this miracle will continue. He always surprises people, whether at the beginning or later. His genius computer talent, approachable style of life, wonderful creative mind, great goals, and calm leadership style have formed the core content of Apple's corporate culture. Apple employees' reverence for him is nothing short of religious.
Employees even say to outsiders: I work for Steve Jobs!