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  | &lt;span class=&quot;byline&quot;&gt;Daniel Tkacik&lt;/span&gt;
  
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      &lt;p&gt;Steve Jobs, co-founder and former CEO of Apple Inc., passed away this past Wednesday in his family home in Palo Alto, Calif., seven years after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. According to a statement released by his family, Jobs died peacefully. He was 56.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;He was born in 1955 to a Syrian graduate student and his American girlfriend. Jobs was put up for adoption and raised by Paul and Clara Jobs of Mountain View, Calif. He enrolled at Reed College in Portland, Ore., but dropped out after just one semester. He continued to audit courses, including a calligraphy course that Jobs claimed influenced the typefaces that would eventually exist in the Mac.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;A spiritually motivated visit to India and a short stint with Atari eventually led Jobs to co-found Apple Inc. in 1976 at the age of 21. One year and one computer design later, Apple released the Apple II, which &ldquo;reflected the first stirrings of Jobs&rsquo; keen instincts&rdquo; with its &ldquo;emphasis on ease of use and its stylish case des...&lt;/p&gt;

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