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Primary Sources Websites A Collection of Inspirational Steve Jobs Quotes About Life, Design, and Apple. MacStories. N.p.

, 2012. Web. 15 Jan. 2012. <http://www.macstories.net//steve-jobs-quotes/>. I used a couple quotes that Steve Jobs had said during various interviews from this site. One explains how Jobs felt after he was fired from Apple in 1985; he described it as a punch in the stomach that knocked the wind out of him. B., Jared. Steve Jobs: Icon and Living Legend. Solis Magazine. Solis Online Magazine, 6 Oct. 2011. Web. 18 Jan. 2012. <http://solismagazine.com////jobs-icon-and-living-legend/>. Apples iPhone revolutionized the cell phone industry. It was the first smart phone that had a touch screen and no keyboard. It was also the first device to have apps, or add-on software. The iPhone made the computer portable, by having a web browser and email. Carbone, Nick. Isaacson on Steve Jobs: Should He Have Been a Nicer CEO? Time. Time Inc, 25 Jan. 2012. Web. 27 Jan. 2012. <http://business.time.com////on-jobsshould-he-have-been-anicer-ceo/>. Walter Isaacson is a biographer, who wrote Steve Jobs biography titled Steve Jobs. Isaacson portrays Jobs as a determined person who is going to get their way no matter what. He also shows Jobs as a guy who is creative and thinks outside of the box. "Dave Bartholomew, Steve Jobs and Rudy Van Gelder Honored with Trustees Award Celemony and Roger Nichols To Receive Technical Grammy Award." Grammy.org. The Recording Academy, 21 Dec. 2011. Web. 19 Feb. 2012. <http://www.grammy.org/recor dingacademy/press release/dec -21-2011-1109-am>. Even after his death Steve Jobs received awards. The latest award he received was the Grammy Trustees Award. This award is given to people who have influenced the music industry in areas not related to performance. He influenced music through the iPod and iTunes. iTunes is an online music store where iPod owners can buy and download music, movies, books, games, and more. Galpurnia, Marina. "The Music Industry Reacts to the Death of Steve Jobs." Spinner. N.p., 5 Oct. 2011. Web. 24 Feb. 2012.<http://www.spinner.com/2011/10/05/musicians-react-to-thedeath-of-steve-jobs/>. On the day Steve Jobs died many people involved in the music industry sent memos about Steve to Spinner. Many of them thanked Jobs for what he had done, and some said the

world had lost a wonderful person. Bill Werde is the editorial director for Billboard Magazine, a popular music magazine. iPod Classic.Apple. Apple Inc., 2012. Web. 14 Feb. 2012. <http://www.apple.com///#image2>. The classic iPod is a renovated version of the original iPod. It now can hold up to 40,000 songs, 200 hours of video, or 25,000 photos. It comes in black or white, and is about the same size as the original iPod. iPod Shuffle. Apple. Apple Inc., 2012. Web. 14 Feb. 2012. <http://www.apple.com/ipod shuffle/>. Apple Inc.s website holds the latest versions of their products. Customers can see pictures of the products, read about the design and features, and order them all in the same place. The iPod has gone from the size of a deck of cards, down to 1 square inch. Kaneshige, Tom. "Apple's iPad Aims to Revolutionize Education." CIO. CXO Media Inc., 15 Feb. 2012. Web. 24 Feb. 2012. <http://www.cio.com/article/ 700255/Apple_s_iPad_Aim s_to_Revolutionize_Education>. CIO (Chief Information Officers) provides business and technology leaders on information and technology trends with insight and analysis. iPads are starting to enter the school systems. Students have all of their textbooks on their iPads, digitally. Teachers can also record themselves explaining a confusing lesson so the students can watch it until they understand the lesson. "MacBook Air Design." Apple. Apple Inc., n.d. Web. 14 Apr. 2012. <http://www.apple.com/mac bookair/design.html>. The MacBook Air is the latest model in the Macintosh computer series by Apple Inc. It comes with built-in apps, something that the first Macintosh didn't have. Apple continues to interest the public with their new products. "Microsoft vs. Apple." Manolution. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Feb. 2012. <http://www.manolution.com/ wp-content/uploads/2011/06/history-of-computing-full.png>. This chart shows the software market shares of Microsoft and Apple in 2011. Apple's newest software is OSX, which is for Macs. Microsoft's software is compatable with almost any brand of computer, whereas OSX is only compatable with Macs.

Miller, Jason. Jewish Day Schools Putting iPads to the Test. The Jerusalem Post. The Jerusalem Post, 22 Jan. 2012. Web. 25 Jan. 2012. <http://www.jpost.com///.aspx?id=254621>. Apples iPad is slowly coming into the schools of America. It is helping schools to become paperless, by having all the textbooks a student needs on just the one small object. According to the schools director of learning technologies teacher, the iPads have saved them lots of money and storage space. The school has also seen more engagement during class-time from the students. iPads are revolutionizing how the American student learns at school. "Refurbished iPod touch, 32GB." Apple. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Feb. 2012. <http://store.apple.com/ us/product/FC008LL/A>. iPod touches are the latest type of iPod. They have a multi-touch screen and only one button. The latest versions come in black or white casing. Singh, Mukul. SlideShare. SlideShare Inc., 12 Apr. 2011. Web. 21 Feb. 2012. <http://www.slide share.net/imukulsingh/steve-jobs-apple-inc>. Steve Jobs received lots of awards and recognitions during his lifetime. His company, Apple Inc, also did. His most revolutionary products, the iPhone, iTunes/iPod, and the iMac received awards such as the most stylish technology and the innovation of the year. Steve Jobs presented New Model of iPad (iPad2). The Daily Cap. N.p., 4 Mar. 2011. Web. 18 Jan. 2012. <http://thedailycap.com/jobs-ipad-2-presentation>. Apples latest product is the iPad. By making the iPad Apple has renovated their own computers. It is a cross between an iPhone and a computer. You can do almost everything but print, on the go. You can call, text, instant message, and email with it. "The Ten Greatest Apple Products of All Time." TechDigest. Shiny Digital, 2009. Web. 19 Feb. 2012. <http://www.techdigest.tv/2009/06/galleries/ the_ten_greates.php?pic=5#galtitle>. According to TechDigest, Apple's ten greatest products of all time started with the Macintosh II. The Macintosh II was the the first Apple computer that could handle showing color on the monitor. The iPhone was the tenth greatest product because as the article states it is "the Mac in your pocket, formed to communicate, navigate, organize and entertain." Time Magazine--U.S. Edition January 3, 1983. Time. Time Inc., 2012. Web. 15 Jan. 2012. <http://www.time.com///,9263,7601830103,00.html>.

This edition of Time had four articles that specifically discussed computers, Apple Inc, and Steve Jobs. They explain what personal computers can do and why the average American would need one. Books (non-periodicals) Isaacson, Walter. Steve Jobs. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2011. Print. Steve Jobs life was full of trials and errors, and challenges and successes. He was able to pull a company up from the lowest of lows to become one of the most valuable companies of the twenty-first century. He revolutionized how we watch movies by helping Pixar create the first computer-animated movie, Toy Story. Jobs reformed how and where we listen to music with the iPod. Periodicals Cocks, Jay. The Updated Book of Jobs. Time 3 Jan. 1983: 25-27. Print. Although Steve Jobs did not design the Apple I or II, he helped Steve Wozniak, the designer of the Apple I and II, to find parts for the computers. He convinced Wozniak to sell the computers and start a company. Over its first seven years of being a company, Apple had made about 300 of its employees millionaires. Deutschmann, Alan. "Exit the King." Newsweek 5 Sept. 2011: 30-35. Print. This article was written exactly one month before Steve Jobs died. Steve's success in business is because he takes bold risks when making products and selling them. He also makes the product so that it not only looks like we need it, but works like something we need. Friedrich, Otto. The Computer Moves In. Time 3 Jan. 1983: 14-24. Print. This article explained how computers started showing up in classrooms, offices, and homes in the 1980s. It went on to describe how they would change the world and create a bigger gap between the Third World and the rest of the world. Grossman, Lev. How Apple Does It. Time 24 Oct. 2005: 65-70. Print. Apple is a unique company because they are in control of the entire process of the making of their products, from design to the construction of it, to the marketing. They

revolutionized the music and culture worlds with the iPod and iTunes, and plan to revolutionize video for the world. - - -. Launch Pad. Time 12 Apr. 2010: 36-40. Print. Apples latest product, the iPad, is basically a computer that has had its keyboard chopped off and squashed down to a half an inch thick. According to the article nobody--not even Jobs--is sure what consumers will use the iPad for. This is because Apple doesnt ask people what they want; it tells them what they are going to want next. Grossman, Lev, and Harry McCracken. The Inventor of the Future. Time 17 Oct. 2011: 36-44. Print. Steve Jobs didnt let anyone or anything stop his creativity and imagination from running. Even though critics kept on criticizing his attitude towards his colleagues, Jobs continued to wow the world with his breath-taking and revolutionary products. Jackson, David S., and Valerie Marchant. Steves Job: Restart Apple. Time 18 Aug. 1997: 28-34. Print. During his time away from Apple Jobs helped Pixar, a small movie-making company, to flourish. He combined computer technology and the creativity of Pixars employees to make the first computer-animated movie, Toy Story. Apple started falling apart while Jobs was gone from 1985 to 1997. To get Apple running again, Jobs made a deal with long-time rival Microsoft. Krantz, Michael. Steves Two Jobs. Time 18 Oct. 1999: 62-68. Print. When Jobs returned to Apple he had his work cut out for him. To save Apple Steve made the iMac and became the companys interim CEO for life. He then got rid of 70% of the bad products in the making, and kept the 30% that were gems, and reorganized the management team by replacing 75% of them. Quittner, Josh. Apples New Core. Time 14 Jan. 2002: 46-52. Print. In 2002 Apple released the new iMac, which had a flat screen that was attached to a halfdome base by a jointed, chrome-pipe neck. Head designer Jonathan Ive said they designed the screen so that when a consumer saw it theyd want to touch it. The new iMac was a digital hub for all the electric gadgets a customer might have. The iMac came with iDVD, iPhoto, iTunes, and iMovie.

Taylor III, Alexander L. Striking It Rich. Time 15 Feb. 1982: 36-41. Print. At the same time that Steve Jobs was starting Apple Computer Inc., many other companies were also being founded. Most were computer, or technological companies such as TeleVideo, Kloss Video, and Tandem. Apple had to compete with all the new computer companies and still be better than old rivals like IBM and Microsoft. Movies Modern Marvels: 80s Tech. Dir. Allison Boon. 2006. The History Channel. DVD. In the 80s people didnt take computers seriously. They thought they were just a toy, not something that could be used in the workplace. PCs were popular in middle and high schools. Sonys Walkman was the beginning of the portable music industry. It played a cassette on-the-go. This evolved to the portable CD player, which then became the MP3, and finally the iPod. Modern Marvels: 90s Tech. Dir. Terrence Hartwell. 2007. The History Channel. DVD. With the 90s came the invention of the Internet which brought instant messaging, e-mail, Google, and chat rooms. The 90s also brought with it the portable computer. The first portable computer weighed 25 pounds and had a screen only 5 inches big. Apples Powerbook 170 was the first truly portable computer. It was about 4 inches thick when folded up and had a screen much like the kind we have on our PCs today, one that fills up the top panel of the computer. Secondary Websites "90s Technology." 90s 411. N.p., 2012. Web. 22 Feb. 2012. <http://www.90s411.com/90stechnology.html>. The 1990's were full of inventions. Many were technological breakthroughs, such as the digital answering machine and the Internet. Without the discoveries made in the 90's we wouldn't be where we are today. A., James. Steve Jobs Left Us Alone...Rest in Peace Innovator! TabletNews. TabletNews, 5 Oct. 2011. Web. 26 Jan. 2012. <http://tablet-news.com////jobs-left-us-alone-rest-in-peaceinnovator/>.

This short article is one of many that popped up as soon as Apple let the word out that Steve Jobs had died after fighting pancreatic cancer for seven years. Millions of people mourned the loss of this revolutionary man; the guy who thought that nothing was impossible, in the technological world. Steve Jobs touched many peoples lives through the products he created and the fact that he took his hobby and made it into a billions-ofdollars-worth company. Belopotosky, Danielle, Laurie Kawakami, and Joshua Brustein. Steven P. Jobs: His Life, His Companies, His Products. The New York Times. The New York Times Company, 2011. Web. 15 Jan. 2012. <http://www.nytimes.com//////life-timeline.html>. On this site there was an interactive time line of Steve Jobs life from which gave me an idea to make an interactive time line of my own. At the top of the page is a summary of Jobs life in two sentences that I used as a quote on my website. "Can The iPad Tablet Be As Successful As The Apple iPhone?" Cool Science News.N.p., 7 Mar. 2010. Web. 23 Feb. 2012. <http://coolsciencenews.blogspot.com/2010_03_01_archive .html>. This chart is comparing the amount of a product sold in certain amounts of time. The most popular product, according to the chart, is the iPhone and iPod touch, whereas the least popular product is the RIM Blackberry. Carr, Paul. iBooks Author Is Not Going To Hurt Publishers. It Might Even Help Them. PandoDaily. PandoDaily, 19 Jan. 2012. Web. 25 Jan. 2012. <http://pandodaily.com////author-is-not-going-to-hurt-publishers-it-might-even-helpthem/>. iBooks Author is an Apple product that enables an author to self-publish their book(s). Most publishers are worried that the iBooks Author will put them out of business, or at the least lose customers. The author of the article believes that it will help publishing companies, because people have so many books that they could read or buy, that they usually look for brand names knowing that the big publishing companies have chosen a book that will most likely be great. iBooks Author is revolutionizing how authors publish their books and how readers find good books to read. Courey, Eli. "There Goes My Hero: Remembering Steve Jobs." Macdaddynews.com. N.p., 6 Oct. 2011. Web. 23 Feb. 2012. <http://www.macdaddynews.com/2011/ 10/06/there-goes-myhero-remembering-steve-jobs/>. Macdaddynews.com is a website that keeps the world up to date on Apple. There were many quotes about Steve Jobs and Apple in this article, one was said by President Barack

Obama. These quotes show how popular Steve Jobs was during his lifetime. Discovery TV. "iGenius: How Steve Jobs Changed The World [Promo]." Youtube. N.p., 17 Oct. 2011. Web. 23 Feb. 2012. <http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=VJ3slX5Vrys>. This video is an advertisement for iGenius: How Steve Jobs Changed the World, a documentary of Steve Job's life. It shows that he changed many things. It shows pictures of an old phone and typewriter, saying that Steve changed what they look like now, and how we use them. Jacoby, Susan. "Our products, ourselves: The glorification and demonization of Steve Jobs." The Washington Post. N.p., 12 Oct. 2011. Web. 23 Feb. 2012. <http://www.washingtonpost. com/blogs/spirited-atheist/post/our-products-ourselves-the-glorification-anddemonizatio nof-steve-jobs/2011/10/12/gIQABSEKfL_blog.html>. Steve Jobs was mourned worldwide. Japanese and Americans put candle graphics on their iPhones and iPads, and sat or stood with them in front of Apple stores. Many young people say we have lost a great visionary and innovator. The Macintosh. Low End Mac. Cobweb Publishing Inc, n.d. Web. 29 Jan. 2012. <http://lowendmac.com//macintosh-128k.html>. The original Mac was plainly called the Macintosh; unlike most other computers which also had numbers for their names. The Macintosh team was headed by Steve Jobs. He pushed the entire team to their limits, and ended up with a first-place computer. McDonnell, John. Steve Jobs Dead at 56: A timeline of the Apple co-founders remarkable life. Metro. Associated Newspapers Limited, 6 Oct. 2011. Web. 18 Jan. 2012. <http://www.metro.co.uk//jobs-dead-at-56-a-timeline-of-the-apple-co-foundersremarkable-life>. Steve Jobs revolutionized how the average person uses technology. He gave us reasons to need Apple products, and to use the new technology. We didnt know that we wanted it until Jobs showed it to us. Jobs made computers that help students in school, and for the person who works in an office all day. The computers take away all the papers and files, so your desks are cleaner, and your filing cabinets arent so full. He lived his life to its fullest by taking advantage of every opportunity he had. "Pixar Company Info." Pixar. N.p., 2012. Web. 22 Feb. 2012. <http://www.pixar.com/company info/index.html>.

Pixar Animation Studios is a movie-making company that Steve Jobs helped to get started. Pixar makes computer-animated movies. They are currently working with Disney to produce movies. "Remembering Steve Jobs: The Day Technology Went Dark." Autostraddle. N.p., 7 Oct. 2011. Web. 16 Feb. 2012. <http://www.autostraddle.com/ remembering-steve-jobs-the-daytechnology-changed-114127/>. Apple and Steve Jobs made their customers not only want Apple's products, but make them think they need the products. This is proven by the statement made by the author of this article: "remember my first iPod; it had the four red illuminated buttons and it never left my side. I remember my first smartphone: it was an iPhone. I remember picking up an iPad with skepticism and setting it down and knowing that I didn't just want one -- I needed one." Many people couldn't comprehend that Steve died; they just kept on living like normal. But in the coming years people will notice that Steve is gone when Apple's products aren't as revolutionary and creative as they had been when Steve was there. "Steve Jobs: One Last Thing-Promo." PBS. N.p., 2012. Web. 23 Feb. 2012. <http://video.pbs. org/video/2161727218>. This video is an advertisement for Steve Jobs: One Last Thing. This biography of Steve Jobs aired last November, in 2011. After Steves death many documentaries, like this one, began being aired on television and on Youtube. "Steve Jobs: The Pixar Years." ABC News. N.p., 6 Oct. 2011. Web. 22 Feb. 2012. <http://abc news.go.com/blogs/technology/2011/10/steve-jobs-the-pixar-years/>. While being gone from Apple, Steve Jobs remade the movies industry. The first movie that Pixar made was called Toy Story. It was an immediate hit, and gave the company lots of money, so they could begin on their next movie. Timeline: Apple Milestones and Product Launches. Reuters. N.p., 2 Mar. 2011. Web. 26 Jan. 2012. <http://www.reuters.com/////apple-timeline-idUSTRE72170T20110302>. Over three decades and five years, Apple has launched many revolutionary products, including the iPod, iPhone, iMac (and the entire Mac family), and the newest product, the iPad. Each of these products has, as Steve Jobs put it, made a dent in the universe. Apple is a unique company because it has tackled multiple industries: hardware, software, music, and cell phones, unlike other companies who only focus on one of these products. "When was the First Computer Invented?" Computer Hope. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Feb.2012. <http://

www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000984.htm>. Charles Babbage was the first person in history who came up with the idea of a computer. His computers, which were never finished due to lack of funds, were basically large calculators. From 1822, the year Charles began building his first computer, to the present inventors have been finding ways to make computers smaller, faster, and able to hold more memory. Books Corrigan, Jim. Business Leaders: Steve Jobs. North Carolina: Morgan Reynolds Publishing Inc, 2009. Print. Steve Jobs grew up in Silicon Valley, California. Silicon Valley was the home to many technological engineers and entrepreneurs. All his childhood Steve was surrounded by technological geniuses and pioneers. He became one of them by co-founding Apple Computers Company, now known as Apple Inc. Deutschman, Alan. The Second Coming of Steve Jobs. New York: Broadway Books, 2000. Print. Gil Amelio was the last CEO at Apple before Steve Jobs returned. Steve, through the media, was able to make everyone believe that it was Amelios fault that Apple was failing, and that he had a plan to save Apple. Once Steve replaced Amelio as interim CEO in 1997, one of his first actions was to make a deal with Microsoft. He accomplished this by using his talent of persuasion on Microsofts founder, Bill Gates. Gillam, Scott. Steve Jobs: Apple & iPod Wizard. Minnesota: ABDO Publishing Company, 2008. Print. The i in Apple products (iPod, iMac, iPhone, iPad) originally stood for internet. On March 14, 1997, Apple fired 31% of its working force, or 4,100 employees. Jobs officially became Apples CEO on January 26, 2000; he was no longer just the interim CEO (iCEO). Imbimbo, Anthony. Steve Jobs: the Brilliant Mind Behind Apple. New York: Gareth Stevens Publishing, 2009. Print. Apple Computers first investor was Mike Markkula. He taught Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak how to run a business and gave them suggestions for their computers, which ended up being important. Without Mike Markkula, Apple Computer would never have gotten beyond Jobs parents garage.

Lemke, Donald B. Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and the Personal Computer. Minnesota: Capstone Press, 2007. Print. Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak were five years apart in age, but in interest in computers they were at the same level. Wozniak built Apple I and Apple II, while Jobs advertised and sold them. Jobs also found investors for Apple Computers Company. Together they made an extraordinary business team. OGrady, Jason D. Apple Inc. Westport: Greenwood Press, 2009. Print. The company Apple Computer, now known as Apple Inc, was started on April 1, 1976. Steve Jobs co-founded it with Steve Wozniak. Jobs did not build Apple products, he helped design them, marketed them, and presented them to the public. Jobs went from having a net worth of $10 million to $100 million in just one year. He had a salary of $1 per year from Apple, yet he was still very rich. Jobs did this because he had enough money from the beginning of Apple and decided that he didnt need any more money coming to him from Apple. Documentary Steve Jobs: One Last Thing. Dir Jonathan Challis, John Coffey, Susan Crook, Ian Lynch. 2011. Pioneer Productions. Documentary This documentary of Steve Jobs life was aired about a month after his death. It begins by talking about Steves death, and how cancer cut his creative, revolutionary life short. Its name comes from Steves presentations of Apple products which he always ended by saying theres one more thing, and then hed show the audience something that would wow them. Movies 21st Century Turning Points in U.S. History Program 1:2000-2009. Dir. Ron Meyer. 2010. Centre Communications Inc. DVD. Steve Jobs goal was to make the digital world accessable and usable for everyone. Jobs revolutionized the personal computer (PC) with the Apple I at age 25. He changed the way we listen to music by making the iPod. Next he remade the cellphone by creating the iPhone. It was launched in 2007. Thinking Machines: Creation of the Computer. Dir. Tim Busa. 2006. The History Channel. Videocassette.

Computers work by taking information, processing it, and then outputing the results, usually onto a monitor or screen. This is possible because of the teamwork of hardware and software. Hardware is the physical components, like the monitor and hard drive. Software are lists of instructions that tell the computer what to do, and come on disks. The Central Processing Unit, or CPU, is the computers brain, which stores information and instructions on Random Access Memory, or RAMs. Television Shows iGenius: How Steve Jobs Changed the World. iGenius: How Steve Jobs Changed the World. Discovery Channel. 16 Oct. 2011. Television. Steve Jobs was adopted by Mr. and Mrs. Jobs. Mr. Jobs was a mechanic; Steve was always watching his father, learning how things worked. He liked to pull things apart and try to figure out how it worked, like old radios, lawn mowers, and other mechanical things. He was always curious about how and why things worked. After being rejected by his own company (Apple) he helped Pixar to make the first computer animated movie, Toy Story. He returned to Apple in 1987 because Apple bought Steves second company NeXT Software Inc.

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