Steve Jobs · every age

What was Steve Jobs doing at 17?

Apple co-founder. Forced out, came back, built the iPhone

1. c. 1972

   Finished high school and started at Reed College

   An expensive private college in Portland, Oregon. Tuition ate up most of his parents' savings.

   Source: en.wikipedia.org
2. Dec 1972

   Dropped out after one semester

   He stayed on campus and audited classes anyway, calligraphy among them. It later shaped the Mac's typefaces.

   Source: en.wikipedia.org

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