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Timeline: Steve Jobs's amazing innings at Apple

Last updated on: August 25, 2011 15:05 IST

Image: Steve Jobs discusses iCloud service at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference on June 6, 2011.
Photographs: Beck Diefenbach/Reuters.
"I was lucky to get into computers when it was a very young and idealistic industry. There weren't many degrees offered in computer science, so people in computers were brilliant people from mathematics, physics, music, zoology, whatever. They loved it, and no one was really in it for the money."

Steve Jobs' resignation is biggest blow to Apple Inc, which is at the peak of its success.

His decision comes at a time when Apple is set to be crowned the world's most valuable firm as well.

Starting from 1976 to 2011, it has been an incredible journey for Steve Jobs steering it successfully through its up and downs.

Here's a look at the Apple's historic timeline...

Timeline: Steve Jobs's amazing innings at Apple

Image: Steve Jobs takes discusses the iCloud service at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference.
Photographs: Beck Diefenbach/Reuters.
1976: Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne founded Apple Inc.

1980: Initial public offering of Apple; market value of company rose to $1.2 billion; Apple III introduced with eight applications, including text and graphics.

1984: Apple launches the Macintosh computer.

Timeline: Steve Jobs's amazing innings at Apple

Image: Steve Jobs delivers keynote address at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco.
Photographs: Beck Diefenback/Reuters.
1985: A turning point for the company as Wozniak quits, while Jobs is forced leave by chief executive John Sculley and the board. Jobs went ahead to start computing firm NeXT.

1991: Apple launches the Powerbook laptop.

1996: It's a comeback for Jobs after Apple's stock slips to an all-time low. After Apple acquires NeXT, Jobs gets back to Apples.

Timeline: Steve Jobs's amazing innings at Apple

Image: Apple's iLife multimedia software suite on display as Steve Jobs unveils the improvements, Oct 2010.
Photographs: Norbert von der Groeben/Reuters.
1997: A year later, Jobs take up the top job of as the chief executive.

1998: Under Jobs' leadership, iMac desktop computer is launched, followed by the iBook in 1999.

2001: Apple brings forth a revolution in the music industry with the the iPod digital music player, one of the company's biggest hits.

Timeline: Steve Jobs's amazing innings at Apple

Image: Steve Jobs uses an iPad to run Apple TV at Apple's music-themed September event in San Francisco.
Photographs: Robert Galbraith/Reuters.
2003: The most unfortunate twist in Jobs' life as he is diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.

2007: The iPhone was launched. Backed by strong sales of iPhones and iPads, Apple Inc reported an over two-fold growth in net income to $7.31 billion for the April-June quarter of 2011.

Timeline: Steve Jobs's amazing innings at Apple

Image: Steve Jobs introduces the new model of the iPod Touch on Sep 1, 2010.
Photographs: Robert Galbraith/Reuters.
December 2008: For the first time, Jobs refrains from giving the keynote address at the Macworld show in January. This led to several rumours about his deteriorating health.

January 2009: Finally, on January 5, Apple announced that his weight loss was due to a hormone imbalance. Jobs goes on a long leave.

20 June 2009: Steve Jobs undergoes a liver transplant and extends his leave.

Timeline: Steve Jobs's amazing innings at Apple

Image: Steve Jobs introduces the new model of the iPod Touch.
Photographs: Robert Galbraith/Reuters.
January 2010: Apple unveils its latest innovation, the iPad. Its sales crossed 25 million in just 14 months.

January 2011: Steve Jobs takes medical leave from Apple, assigns charge to Tim Cook.

Timeline: Steve Jobs's amazing innings at Apple

Image: Steve Jobs takes to the stage at an Apple event in San Francisco.
Photographs: Robert Galbraith/Reuters.
June 2011: Apple unveils iCloud. iCloud is a music-streaming service that the company hopes will power its next stage of growth and popularise Web-based consumer services

Jobs also unveiled his grand plan for a new spaceship campus.

24 August 2011: It is the end of over 3 decades of Steve Jobs' trials and tribulations at Apple. He resigns as CEO of Apple and appoints Tim Cook as CEO.