Photos: Steve Jobs through the years

Steve Jobs (left) and Steve Wozniak, co-founders of Apple Computer Inc, at the first West Coast Computer Faire, where the Apple II computer was debuted, in San Francisco, California, April 16th or 17th, 1977.  (Tom Munnecke/Getty Images)

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates (right) with Steve Jobs, his counterpart at Apple, during an interview in New York, 1984.  (Andy Freeberg/Getty Images)

Steve Jobs is shown at a press conference at the first international NEXTWORLD Expo in San Francisco on January 22, 1992.  (Blake Sel/Reuters)

Apple co-founder Steve Jobs August 6, 1997, at the Macworld Expo in Boston, where he announced that he will join the Board of Directors of the new partnership company of Apple and the computer giant, Microsoft.  (JOHN MOTTERN/AFP/Getty Images)

Apple Computer co-founder and current board member Steve Jobs pauses in his keynote address at the Macworld Expo in Boston to allow Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates to address the crowd via satellite link, August 6, 1997.  (Jim Bourg/Reuters)

Apple Inc CEO Steve Jobs talks during a presentation of Apple’s new G3 line of Macintosh’s and PowerBooks at the Flint Center in Cupertino on November 10, 1997.  (Lou Dematteis/Reuters)

With a projected image of the new Apple PowerBook G3 behind him, Apple CEO Steve Jobs speaks during a presentation of Apple’s new G3 line of Macintosh’s and PowerBooks at the Flint Center in Cupertino on November 10, 1998.  (Lou Dematteis/Reuters)

Steve Jobs introduces the new Powerbook G3 series of notebook computers in Cupertino, California, May 6, 1998.  (STR New/Reuters)

Apple Computer interim CEO Steve Jobs gives a thumbs up after his keynote address at the MacWorld Expo January 5, 1999, in San Francisco. Jobs introduced new improved and different color iMacs.  (JOHN G. MABANGLO/AFP/Getty Images)

Apple Computer Chief Executive Steve Jobs poses with the company’s new iBook portable computer at the MacWorld computer trade show in New York on July 21, 1999.  (Peter Morgan/Reuters)

Steve Jobs introduces the new Power Mac G4 computer during his keynote address at Seybold in San Francisco August 31, 1999. Jobs presented the G4 as the fastest personal computer in history saying it was up to a stunning 100 to 200 percent faster than the fastest Pentium III-based PCs.  (JOHN MABANGLO/AFP/Getty Images)

Steve Jobs demonstates the speed of the new Macintosh G4 Computer using animation “Toy Story” on Aug. 31, 1999.  (Alan Dejecacion/Getty)

Apple Computer CEO Steve Jobs introduces new colors to the popular iMacs during his keynote address at the MacWorld Expo Jan. 5, 1999 in San Francisco.  (JOHN G. MABANGLO/AFP/Getty)

Apple Inc CEO Steve Jobs gestures during a demonstration of a preview version of Apple’s new Mac OS X operating system, during Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference 2000 in San Jose, California on May 15, 2000.  (Lou Dematteis/Reuters)

Steve Jobs unveils a new titanium G4 Powerbook with a 15.2 inch screen during his keynote address at the MacWorld Expo January 9, 2000. Jobs also announced new configurations of the G4 desktop Macs as well as new audio and DVD software.  (JOHN G. MABANGLO/AFP/Getty Images)

Apple Inc CEO Steve Jobs introduces new models of the company’s iMac computer during his keynote address at the the Macworld Conference and Exposition in New York on July 19, 2000.  (Peter Morgan/Reuters)

Pixar Animation Studios CEO Steve Jobs demonstrates the Mac OS X, with graphics from the Pixar animated movie Toy Story 2 during the MacWorld Expo in San Francisco on Jan. 5, 2000. Pixar announced 29 January, 2004, it was pulling out of its Oscar-winning deal with the Walt Disney Co., that has produced such hits as ‘Finding Nemo’ and ‘Monsters Inc.’ Pixar said it had ended talks to extend the five-film distribution deal that has raked in more than 2.5 billion USD at the box office and is due to expire in 2005. The deal broke down reportedly over Pixar’s demands for a bigger share in profits. ‘After ten months of trying to strike a deal with Disney, we’re moving on,’ Jobs announced in a statement from his California headquarters.  (JOHN G. MABANGLO/Getty)

Michael Eisner, Steve Jobs & Roy Disney during Monsters, Inc. Premiere at El Capitan Theater in Hollywood, California.  (SGranitz/WireImage)

Steve Jobs introduces the all-new flat-panel iMac computer during his keynote speech at the MacWorld Expo. ‘Today, we say goodbye to the old iMac,’ Apple CEO Steve Jobs told a packed auditorium of cheering admirers. ‘And we introduce a new iMac, completely redesigned from the ground up.’  (JOHN G. MABANGLO/AFP/Getty Images)

Apple changes everything with the release of the iPod mp3 music player at the 2002 Macworld Conference and Convention in San Francisco.  (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Steve Jobs, Ed Catmull and John Lasseter hold their trophies at the13th Annual Producers Guild Awards in Los Angeles, CA. The trio were awarded the Vanguard Award at the event.  (Vince Bucci/Getty Images)

Steve Jobs delivers the keynote address at the Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco, announcing the new Power Mac G5 desktop computer.   (Justin Sullivan / Getty Images)

Pixar CEO Steve Jobs, Disney Studios Chairman Dick Cook, and John Lasseter, executive vice president, creative, Pixar Animation in 2003.  (Chris Pizzello/WireImage)

Steve Jobs talks with Mick Jagger using iChat while delivering the keynote address in San Francisco. Jobs announced the popular iTunes music program would now be able to be used on both Apple and PC computers and the successful 99 cent music store was adding thousands of new songs.  (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Steve Jobs and musician John Mayer show off a new mini iPod at Macworld in San Francisco. Jobs announced several new products including the new iLife 4 software and the Mini iPod.  (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Apple Inc CEO Steve Jobs speaks in London during the launch of the European iTunes online music store on June 15, 2004.  (Matt Dunham/Reuters)

Steve Jobs thanks singer/songwriter Alicia Keys for playing during Apple’s announcement of the release of Apple ‘iTunes’ Music Store in the UK, France and Germany at a press release party in London.  (JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)

Steve Jobs with Interscope Geffen A&M Records Chairman Jimmy Iovine (L) Bono (2nd-L) and The Edge (R) of U2 at a celebration of the release of a new Apple iPod family of products at the California Theater in San Jose, California.  (Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images)

Steve Jobs, Robin Williams and former U.S. Vice President Al Gore at the 2005 Macworld Expo in San Francisco, California. Jobs announced several new products including the new Mac Mini personal computer and the iPod shuffle MP3 player.  (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Steve Jobs and wife Lauren, Ed Catmull and daughter Jeannie, Rob Cook, Sarah McArthur and Lois Scali from Pixar during the The 77th Annual Academy Awards at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood, California.  (Jeff Vespa/WireImage)

Steve Jobs talks with Madonna, who is in London, England, using iChat as he introduces the new iPod cell phone and the new iPod nano, which is thinner than a No. 2 pencil, at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, California.  (David Paul Morris/Getty Images)

Jazz legend Winton Marsalis poses with Steve Jobs during a special event announcing new Apple products in San Jose, California. Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced a new iPod that plays video, a new iMac and new version of iTunes that allows people to purchase videos and television shows.  (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Steve Jobs and Laurene Powell at New York’s Museum of Modern Art in 2005.  (Brian Ach/WireImage)

Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs introduces new iPod Nanos to the crowd at the Yerba Buena Center of the Arts theater in San Francisco, California, on September 12, 2006.  (Dino Vournas/Reuters)

Steve Jobs with the new iPod Hi-Fi speaker system designed for the iPod during a special Apple event in Cupertino, California.  (Peter DaSilva/Getty Images)

Steve Jobs, Women’s Marathon Record Holder Paula Radcliffe, 7-time Tour de France Champion Lance Armstrong, and Nike CEO Mark Parker during the unveiling of a partnership between Nike and Apple announcing the Nike+iPod, which combines the Nike Air Zoom Moire and the Apple iPod to communicate with each other via the Nike+iPod kit.  (Mike Ehrmann/WireImage)

Steve Jobs with musician John Legend during an Apple media event in San Francisco. Jobs announced new iPods and video downloads from iTunes as well as a sneak peek at a device tenatively called iTV which allows you to channel iTunes to your television.  (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Apple Computer Inc. Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs shakes hands with Jerry Yang, co-founder of Yahoo!, after introducing the new iPhone in San Francisco, California on January 9, 2007.  (Kimberly White/Reuters)

Steve Jobs, Arnold Schwarzenneger and Tiger Woods pose for a photo during the 2007 California Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the California Museum in Sacramento, California.  (John Medina/WireImage)

Steve Jobs at the launch of the exclusive iPhone on O2 at the Apple store on Regents Street London.  (Jon Furniss/Wireimage)

Steve Jobs shows off the new Macbook Air ultra portable laptop during his keynote speech at the MacWorld Conference & Expo in San Francisco.  (TONY AVELAR/AFP/Getty Images)

Steve Jobs and musician Jack Johnson during an Apple special event in San Francisco, California. Jobs announced a new version of the iTunes software new versions of the iPod Nano and Touch.  (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Gwen Stefani, Steve Jobs and Jimmy Iovine attend the 2008 Spirit Of Life Award Dinner in Santa Monica, California.  (Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage)

In April of 2009, Steve Jobs underwent a successful liver transplant. This came after it was announced he would be taking a six-month leave of absence.  (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Raising the bar; Steve Jobs holds up the new iPad during an Apple Special Event at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco, California. Apple introduced its latest creation, a mobile tablet browsing device that is a cross between the iPhone and a MacBook laptop.  (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs arrives with the team from the best picture nominate film “Up” at the 82nd Academy Awards in Hollywood on March 7, 2010.  (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)

In his trademark black mock turtleneck, Jobs touts the new iPad 2. Apple had sold more than 15 million of the original version since its introduction in January 2010, and analysts expected the device to account for more than 80% of tablet sales in 2011.   (Justin Sullivan / Getty Images)

Steve Jobs introduces the iPhone 4 during the keynote address at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco. Jobs showed off the next-generation iPhone that features the ability to shoot and edit high-definition quality video and a crisp higher-resolution screen.  (Ryan Anson/AFP/Getty Images)

In January of 2011, Steve Jobs announced he would be taking a medical leave of absence “so he could focus on his health.” Timothy Cook, the company’s head of worldwide sales, would take over as CEO with Jobs maintaining a voice in major decisions at the company.  (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Steve Jobs, chief executive officer of Apple Inc., unveils the iCloud storage system at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference 2011 in San Francisco, California, U.S. Apple is using iCloud to retain its dominance in the smartphone and tablet markets amid fresh competition from devices powered by Google Inc.’s Android software.  (David Paul Morris/Getty)

Steve Jobs is shown in his last public appearance on June 7, 2011 as he makes a presentation to the Cupertino City Council regarding plans for Apple’s new headquarters.  (Courtesy Cupertino City Council/Reuters)

A statement on the Apple.com website announces the passing of Apple’s founder and former chief executive Steve Jobs. Apple on Wednesday, October 5, 2011 announced the death of its visionary co-founder Steve Jobs from cancer at 56. ‘We are deeply saddened to announce that Steve Jobs passed away today,’ the company’s board of directors said in a statement.  (ROBYN BECK/Getty)

Apple Inc co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs picture is featured on the front page of the Apple website after his passing.  (Mike Blake/Reuters)

An Apple store employee assists a customer in setting up a new iPad as the homepage of apple.com shows the obituary of former Apple CEO Steve Jobs in the SoHo Apple Store in New York October 5, 2011.  (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)

Apple employee Cory Moll holds an iPad with its screen showing a message in memory of Apple founder Steve Jobs, after hearing news of Jobs’ death, outside the Apple Store in San Francisco, California on October 5, 2011.  (Stephen La/Reuters)