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Re: Steve RIP - Grateful11 - 10-06-2011
mspace wrote:
In 1995, I was terrified to get a computer because I knew it would change my life.
Luckily, I was compelled beyond the fear.
Luckily, we chose Mac.
And we never looked back.
Thank you, Steve.
Same here. In '95 we purchased a Performa 6200CD after 3 Windows computers and as bad of a Road Apple
as the 6200CD was it the turning point for us into the world of Apple. We haven't swayed since.
Re: Steve RIP - kap - 10-06-2011
Re: Steve RIP - pinkoos - 10-06-2011
"Here's to the Crazy Ones" narrated by the Leader himself. This one never aired, but it's been up on Youtube since 2009:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rwsuXHA7RA&feature=player_embedded
Apologies if this has been posted already.
Re: Steve RIP - deckeda - 10-06-2011
Can't remember if this was posted yet.
Washington Post: Steve Jobs and the idea of letting go.
How many times have some of us here lamented this or that technological loss? A scrapped feature we relied upon. An abandoned idea we thought was great.
We don't like some decisions Apple makes and can never love them all. It's impossible, unrealistic and childish. And pointless.
The memorial linked to above makes a strong case for the bigger process behind all of that, whereby an atmosphere was dreamed, demanded and created with a relentless message of moving forward often without regard to the past's advantages. It's not a concept many will ever accept.
"Skating to where the puck is going to be."
Re: Steve RIP - Rolando - 10-06-2011
Found these of Steve Enjoying Photobooth: Is this most children's favorite app? I know my kids all love it.
More here:
http://www.cultofmac.com/121295/steve-jobs-as-most-never-had-the-pleasure-of-seeing-him-photos/
Re: Steve RIP - edgarbc1 - 10-06-2011
to me, Steve is another great example of the power
of human get-up-and-go adversity and persistence.
i would like to think his life and drive to live his life to the fullest
despite the mistakes, failures and downturns inspires us all
and is something i think everybody can relate to on some level.
RIP Steve
Re: Steve RIP - lost in space - 10-06-2011
Rolando wrote:
Found these of Steve Enjoying Photobooth: Is this most children's favorite app? I know my kids all love it.
More here:
http://www.cultofmac.com/121295/steve-jobs-as-most-never-had-the-pleasure-of-seeing-him-photos/
I love that. The human side of Steve that he seldom let show.
About late '84, when Steve's campaign to eliminate the Lisa had largely succeeded, I was working in the lab in Bandley 5, just outside his office (he liked being in the middle of things). The external hard drive for the Mac was just taking shape, and there was a bare hard drive, the only one in the company, being tested as a possible OEM source. There were signs all over it that said, "TESTING IN PROGRESS - DO NOT TOUCH!!!" Steve walked through the lab, not seeing me as I watched him go over and pick it up, ignoring the sign in typical Steve fashion. I then made myself visible, not daring to say anything, but trying to convey that he needed to leave the drive alone. I'll never forget the glare that seemed to say, "I can do this if I want to," like he was a kid with his hand in the cookie jar, only he owned the kitchen.
Re: Steve RIP - BCam - 10-06-2011
"Here's to the Crazy Ones" narrated by the Leader himself. This one never aired, but it's been up on Youtube since 2009:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rwsuXHA7RA&feature=player_embedded
Richard Dreyfuss did a great job doing the Voice Over for the on air ad. But, damn it, just like always, Steve is actually better.
This version is both his legacy and his epitaph.
Leave it to Mr. Jobs to be elegant, and eloquent, to the end.
Re: Steve RIP - mick e - 10-06-2011
Through the embracing of his own mortality, he showed the world how to achieve immortality.
Re: Steve RIP - Lew Zealand - 10-06-2011
Apple gave me my first computer experience 31 years ago, our second family computer (after a C-64), my first and all subsequent computers, and my job (indirectly, as I'm a Mac support-monkey). Never mind the iPods, iPhones, and Pixar DVDs littering the house.
Thanks for everything, Steve. I couldn't ask for more.