When it does occur, possible causes include: 1  Collapsed lung (pneumothorax), often occurring with a rib fracture. 2  Facial bone fracture. 3  Ruptured bronchial tube. 4  Ruptured esophagus.
Apple started 1984 with a bang. The Macintosh was finished, and it was well received by the general public, largely due to a highly successful advertising campaign beginning with the 1984 ad. One year later, Apple was not nearly as successful. Steve Jobs wanted to kick off the Macintosh Office project, essentially a Macintosh network, with a similarly grandiose Super Bowl ad titled Lemmings. The ad was a major flop and set the tone for the most disastrous year in Apple history.
Jobs and pancreatic cancer. Back in 2003, Jobs was flying high. Ousted from Apple in 1985 and then brought back in 1997, over the last six years he had brought the company back from the brink of bankruptcy, first with the launch of the iMac and then a few years later with the wildly successful iPod.