[Hidden-tech] RIP, Steve Jobs

[Wesley Rosner]

Like many others I owe a great deal to Apple and Jobs.  My earliest days of programming were at about 13 or 14 on the VIC20 Commodore 64 and TRS80.  I then got to play on some Apple IIe's at the community college.  But it was when I was 19 (24 years ago!) and got my first mac that my career in Technology was launched.  I have worked in front of a Mac ever since.

Having kept the "faith" with Apple for all those years and seeing them grow with Steve's leadership into the company they are today has been wonderful.

He led Apple to build tools that have empowered untold numbers of people in their creative endeavors and he did so with an unyielding commitment to quality and beauty.  Anyone who has ever purchased and opened their new apple product knows what I am talking about. 

I will miss following Steve, but I think he has done what all amazing (corporate) leaders do....they hire incredible people and inspire them.  There are a lot of incredible and inspired people at Apple and elsewhere that will carry his vision and ingenuity forward. 

-Wes

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On Oct 6, 2011, at 7:57 AM, B. Kimo Lee wrote:

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> Hi Rich,
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> Interesting anecdote about you and the Homebrew Club, and Sharon at the Byte Shop. I remember reading about Jobs and Woz working out of his parent's garage. Those must be good memories. Classic. Thanks for sharing.
> 
> For myself, Jobs has been a tremendously inspiring influence over the years, giving me tools that opened up unimaginable possibilities for creative expression. I'll miss his Keynote addresses and look forward to seeing how Tim Cook handles things.
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> Kimo
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> On Oct 5, 2011, at 9:26 PM, Rich Roth wrote:
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>>   ** Be sure to fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's area.
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>> Apple's board of directors wrote:
>> 
>> We are deeply saddened to announce that Steve Jobs passed away today (weds Oct 5, 2011
>> Steve's brilliance, passion, and energy were the source of countless innovations that enrich and improve all of our lives. The world is immeasurably better because of Steve.
>> 
>> His greatest love was for his wife, Laurene, and his family. Our hearts go out to them and to all who were touched by his extraordinary gifts.
>> 
>> 
>> In 1976, I was a novice engineer and member of the (in)famous Homebrew Club (we met at Stanford the SLAC),
>> and my wife (Sharon) worked at the Byte Shop in Palo Alto where one of her responsibilities was to take
>> orders for the 'new' Apple I -- and then go to Steve's garage and pick up those that were ordered to
>> deliver to the other computer stores in the Bay area.
>> 
>> It's been a long and interesting ride, Steve, we and the world will miss you.
>> 
>> For more details of his life -- there are many articles like these online:
>> http://www.macworld.com/article/162763/2011/10/remembering_steve_jobs_the_man_who_saved_apple.html
>> http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/05/us/obit-steve-jobs/index.html?hpt=hp_t1
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