Almost all of the scenes involving Jobs' parents' house and garage were filmed in the actual Los Altos, California house and garage where Steve Jobs grew up in the 1970s.
To prepare for his role, Ashton Kutcher followed a fruitarian diet, similar to Steve Jobs' reported diet. Days before shooting, he was hospitalized with pancreatitis.
The film was made with absolutely no involvement from Apple.
The movie used a different location to represent Apple headquarters, but in one of the helicopter flyby shots, the actual Apple headquarters can be seen in the background.
In the 1977 First West Coast Computer Fair scene, Lukas Haas' name tag is signed by the real-life Daniel Kottke, who was on set to ensure accuracy during the filming of the scene.
Nolan Bushnell: The Atari co-founder sits on the right side of the table, next to Arthur Rock, John Sculley, and Mike Markkula, when Steve Jobs unveils Apple's 1984 commercial.
Daniel Kottke: At the First West Coast Computer Faire of 1977, when Jobs is walking towards the Apple booth.