Steve Jobs An American Business Man - 1138 Words

Steve Jobs was an American business man. He was the co-founder and CEO of Apple and was a large shareholder of Pixar studios, as well as a member of Walt Disney’s board of directors. He is most known for his microcomputer revolution during the 1970’s, and was the pioneer of many technologies we use today. He co-founded Apple alongside Steve Wozniak to sell their Apple 1 computer they made in their garage. Steve was born February 24, 1955 in San Francisco. He was born out of wedlock and set up for adoption shortly after his birth, as the area he lived in was highly Puritan. Paul and Clara Jobs ended up adopting him, under the circumstance that he go to college (As decreed by his birth parents). They officially named him Steven Paul. While†¦show more content†¦The two shared an interest in electronics and quickly became friends. They would often put electronic devices together in their garage and try making money on the side. Their first â€Å"business† wa s building Blue Boxes, which allowed you to use a pay phone for free. They stopped when the police almost got them. In 1974, Jobs got his first job at Atari, the world’s first video game company. He eventually traveled to India after being fired from Atari. While he was in India, Wozniak got a job at Hewlett Packard. It was like a dream job to him. While surrounded by other passionate engineers, he was able to work on computer circuitry. After reviewing many other devices, he began working on a computer that could fit inside an average room while taking up almost no space. He showed his idea to Jobs, and the two of them decided to build the computer. The beginning was filled with trouble. They had to sell many of their expensive valuables in order to get the funds to start their work. Coming up with a name was also hard. Eventually Jobs said they would call it â€Å"Apple† if they couldn’t think of any better names, and Apple became the official name of their bu siness. Ron Wayne, one of Wozniak’s colleagues from Atari, helped them get the necessary paperwork and designed the logo for Apple. He ended up getting a 10% share of all profits, with Jobs and Wozniak each getting 45%. Their first computer were circuit boards held in wooden