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Apple Marks One-Year Anniversary of Steve Jobs' Death
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Our first home computer was an Apple II plus. 48 KB of memory and a monitor with green text!! Woohoo!
We had great games on it. Loved the "Olympics" game and we eventually added a joystick, a 2nd hard drive, etc. Can't forget Frogger and Castle Wolfenstein! Later I upgraded to a Mac SE when I went away to college. 256 KB of memory and a whopping 8 MHz CPU speed. haha iPhones, iPods, iPads and MacBooks followed.
The ONLY thing I'd change in all of that????
That original $2,000 (approx) we spent on an Apple II Plus (for the computer with extras). Well, I'd rather have invested that in Apple stock at the time. If my math is correct, it'd be about $3.8 million today.
And people always said that Apple was a bad investment.... that "it's time to sell." As far as I'm concerned, I've always loved my/our Apple products.
Apple with Steve Jobs has revolutionized home, personal and portable computing. Regardless of what all of the naysayers say.
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The First Macintosh (10 minute documentary)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LJRZ5CPuCY
We had great games on it. Loved the "Olympics" game and we eventually added a joystick, a 2nd hard drive, etc. Can't forget Frogger and Castle Wolfenstein! Later I upgraded to a Mac SE when I went away to college. 256 KB of memory and a whopping 8 MHz CPU speed. haha iPhones, iPods, iPads and MacBooks followed.
The ONLY thing I'd change in all of that????
That original $2,000 (approx) we spent on an Apple II Plus (for the computer with extras). Well, I'd rather have invested that in Apple stock at the time. If my math is correct, it'd be about $3.8 million today.
And people always said that Apple was a bad investment.... that "it's time to sell." As far as I'm concerned, I've always loved my/our Apple products.
Apple with Steve Jobs has revolutionized home, personal and portable computing. Regardless of what all of the naysayers say.
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The First Macintosh (10 minute documentary)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LJRZ5CPuCY
No kidding. I like the products, but damn, it's not like I knew the guy or anything.
Its raining in Texas??? I thought it was just England it rained and felt gloomy!
RIP Mr Jobs....actually....I'm goingto open a bottle of good red wine and watch a movie on my 27" iMac....thank you Mr Jobs
It's things like this, that have created such a loyal fan base.
Yes, today is a day for reflection, not criticism.
The video is incredibly touching.
I love how the whole website is hidden until the video ends. Little touches like that allow Apple, a big corporation, to convey a sense of emotion!
Can't believe it's been a year already. Nice for Apple to a tribute to him.
Take your own advice
True.
True.
May I ask why you care of other people are sad?
What do you accomplish by posting this? Are you helping with the problems in Africa? Do you go over there and volunteer? I doubt you do, so I would stop your lil tangent now and get over it. If you care so much how people in Africa, I suggest you start up a non-profit or join one and get over there and make a difference. Then come back here and tell us about it.
There has to be one in every crowd
Doesn't matter if you're a liberal or conservative, you can still care about humanity.
funny. I used that picture just to say...hey youre crying over a guy you didnt know, but not crying over the millions of dying kids in africa.. surely the crying's a bit over dramatic?
anyway.. wrong crowd
Sorry just cant look up to someone you dont know, let alone contribute such things to him.
"changed the world" edison, einstein , da vince , franklin, bell, tesla,... changed the world, jobs made great consumer electronics. Sorry the iphone really didnt change the world, neither did the ipad.
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Indeed, mourning a man who had a very good happy and fulfilling live, and not murning the millions dying of easily preventable causes, peopel who never stood a chance.
RIP Steve. I hope that you are happy above the clouds seeing how Apple became the most successful company ever.
Steve Jobs was the creative genius that pushed the tech industry to new heights! Your quirkiness, and stage presence will be missed. Here's to hoping Apple will continue to have the level of insight he did. RIP Steve! - Sent from my MacBook Pro 
I like Bach quite a bit, but this one has been played to death. Why not just use Minuet in G while you're at it, Apple?
or maybe a little Pachelbel? Although it turns out Bach didn't write the Minuet in G
Sorry, but I think the iPhone did change the world. You need to think about the full impact of this product on america and the world and you'll see the truth of it.
This one product (alone) is Steve's legacy to the world.
Sad Day
That video was very well done. Is there a way, i can save it to view later? without having to be on the internet?
That video was very well done. Is there a way, i can save it to view later? without having to be on the internet?
