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Tim Cook – Joining Apple was “the best decision that I ever made”
Over the past few years, Apple COO Tim Cook has taken on an increasingly greater public role at Apple, especially in light of the fact that Steve Jobs has consistently handed Cook the reigns when he has to take time away from the company to deal with medical issues. But who is Tim Cook? Known […]
Continue reading...Rare photo of Steve Jobs in his 1982 living room
Friday, January 14, 2011
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From his wardrobe to the products he helps design, Apple CEO Steve Jobs is a minimalist. And though he might partake in a BMW motorcylce or a Mercedes Benz from time to time, the photo below illustrates Jobs’ philosophy of ‘less is more.’ The photo was taken in Jobs’ Los Gatos, California living room by […]
Continue reading...Did Pablo Picasso help inspire the Mac Finder icon?
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
The current Finder icon in OS X is a familiar sight for Mac users and stretches back all the way to (gasp!) OS 7.5 And while there are charming stories surrounding the history of the Mac startup sound and the flower icon on the command key, there really isn’t a whole lot of information, if […]
Continue reading...Apple’s “1984” commercial first aired on December 15 in Twin Falls, Idaho
Monday, January 3, 2011
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Apple’s “1984” commercial is largely considered one of the best commercials of all-time. The commercial had strong allusions to Big Brother and George Orwell’s novel 1984, and ultimately promised that the upcoming release of the Macintosh computer would free users from the perils of conformity. The commercial won a number of awards, with many considering […]
Continue reading...Apple IIc commercial from 1984 [Video]
Friday, December 31, 2010
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An old Apple IIc commercial from 1984. The Apple IIc was the fourth iteration of the revolutionary Apple II and represented Apple’s first attempt to create a truly portable computer. How much did it weigh? 7.5 lbs. The Apple IIc was released in April of ’84, three months after Steve Jobs introduced the Macintosh and […]
Continue reading...Original Apple Lisa 1 sells for $15,000 on eBay
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
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Earlier this week, an original and purportedly functioning Apple Lisa I computer went up on eBay. There’s no way to tell if the winning bid is legit or not, but the screenshot below indicates that someone did, in fact, it was worth it to shell out $15,000 for this piece of Apple and computing history. […]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs’ 1979 Business Card [Photo]
Monday, December 6, 2010
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What you’re looking at below is a bona fide photo of Steve Jobs’ business card from 1979. I wonder what the good folks from American Psycho would think of it. A few observations: 1. Apparently he went by Steven back in the day 2. An obvious statement, but the lack of an email address is […]
Continue reading...The story behind Steve Jobs’ 1985 resignation from Apple
Sunday, November 21, 2010
“Do you want to sell sugar water for the rest of your life, or do you want to change the world?” So said a young Steve Jobs to Pepsi CEO John Sculley in 1983 in an effort to convince the then cola executive to take on CEO duties at Apple. At the time, Sculley was […]
Continue reading...Original Apple I computer expected to fetch as much as $241,000 at upcoming auction
Friday, November 12, 2010
There’s Apple memorabilia and then there’s THIS. While Apple routinely sells millions of computers each and every quarter, the personal computing landscape was a lot different back in 1976. That it so say non-existant. Apple changed all that when they introduced the Apple II and brought computing to the masses, but the Apple I is […]
Continue reading...Bloomberg’s 50-minute video profile of Steve Jobs now available online
Sunday, October 17, 2010
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Bloomberg has posted online its 50-minute Game Changers video profile of Steve Jobs. It features fascinating interviews with a number of Apple personalties such as Steve Wozniak and former CEO John Sculley. It’s definitely worth checking out on a lazy Sunday, Part I Part II Part III Part IV
Continue reading...Apple hands over MacPaint source code to the Computer History Museum
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Apple has handed over the source code to MacPaint, the first drawing program for the Mac, over to the Computer History Museum. Released in 1984 and coded by Bill Atkinson, MacPaint pioneered many features that would eventually become standard on nearly every graphics editor. Some of these features include the lasso tool for selecting irregular shaped areas and […]
Continue reading...“I lovingly leave Apple in your care. Good luck, I’ll be cheering from the sidelines.”
Sunday, July 11, 2010
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So said former Apple CEO Gil Amelio in his resignation letter sent to Apple employees on July 9, 1997. Since moving on from Apple 13 years ago, Amelio now works as a venture capitalist at Sienna Ventures. To Apple employees everywhere, Today, Apple announced my resignation as chairman and CEO of Apple Computer, effective immediately. […]
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Monday, January 24, 2011
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