"Steve also joined Hewlett-Packard's Explorer Club. It offered lectures to kids interested in electronics. At one lecture' Steve saw a computer for the first time." (p.12)

Based upon the context clues, the word "electronics" means a device such as a computer.

"AS ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY AND COMPUTERS ADVANCE, THEY GET SMALLER AND SMALLER. A COMPUTER YOU HOLD TODAY CAN DO MORE THAN A COMPUTER THAT SAT ON A DESK TEN YEARS AGO". (p.6)

Based upon the context clues, the word "computer" is an advanced piece of technology.

"A neighbor gave steve his first heathkit- Steve made radio transistors with it. In 1968, when he was thirteen, Steve discovered that apart was missing from one of his kits." (p.11)

Based upon the context clues, the word "heathkit" is a bench with tools.

"To get money for the trip, he took a job at Atari. It made some of the very first computer games." (p.15)

Based upon the context clues, the word "Atari" is a videogame company.

"Atari's pong was one of the first video games. Pong had a TV-sized screen inside something about the size of a phone booth." (p.16)

Based on the context clues, "Pong" is a videogame by Atari.

"In boston in 1997, he announced to an audience full of mac lovers that Apple was going to team up with Microsoft. Apple and Microsoft were going to work together, this was unheard off." (p.66)

Based on the context clues, "Microsoft" is a company that competes with Apple.

"Other companies created MP3 players. They were portable devices that hooked up to headphones and played music files." (p.81)

Based upon the context clues, the word "MP3" means a portable music player.

"Steve Jobs made NEXT because it was going to be the next step in computers. He hoped to sell hs new computers to colleges across the country." (p.39)

Based on the context clues, the word "NEXT" is a second company of Steve Jobses.

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