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Steve Jobs Envisioned the iPad in 1983
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Indeed. But the headline reads: envisioned the iPad in 1983. Not successfully executed on his vision over 2 decades later. If anything, it would have been more surprising if Jobs did not share this common vision: so what is the point of the article, really?
Jobs had taste. Jobs had timing. Jobs knew how to work markets. I have no problem to give him that. I just dont see the need to sing praise over what is essentially nothing praise-worthy.
Sorry Dave...
Look, there's a story about how Steve Jobs invented the tablet computer. This should be interesting.
Look, there's a story about how Steve Jobs invented the tablet computer. This should be interesting.
This. Not at all impressed with Steve's vision, but implementing it into the market, I am.
Yeah, agreed. Of course, making an iPad was impossible back then, but I don't see what's so impressive about this. I congratulate Steve Jobs on making the best tablet ever.
Wish Kubrick/Clarke were still here to comment...
They'd both laugh, only Stanley might file his own lawsuit against Apple.
As a child, i envisioned 3d-printers and atom-level re-assemblers. And big ass TV's. Big ass indeed!
(starting out drawing huge ass pirate ships - the more canon holes the better, btw - i eventually ended up spending most my time at kindergarden drawing either TV-sets or "contemporary" war machines. Actually "invented" a pneumatic tube system to fetch the mail from the mailbox too, but its not like i was the first one to think of that
). Luckily, 3d-printers will happen in my life-time. As for atom-level re-assembly (which, btw, were part of my 3d-printer concept) i doubt ill ever see that happen. Unless we "by accident" solve the puzzles of fusion, that is. Without "free" energy, theres very little economy in turning Water into Gold :- )
A truly talented and artistic person. Rest in peace
Gee - "Star Trek" was showing "book computers" in 1966.
And none of them had wires connecting them to the mainframes....
Beat me to it.
Kinda tired of all of the Apple/Jobs envisioned "place universal device with broad reach here" WAY back in the 80s like technology never existed or no one ever dreamed of certain devices before then.
Most of the current tech we have was "envisioned" in the 30s and 40s.
They already exist in a sense, just not at a consumer level. Of course it's possible that I've misinterpreted your concept of one.
No, I think everyone here owns a PC. If your mind is being controlled, you can't be sure that your mind is being controlled.
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Just like GPS technology used during Gulf War.
Its irrelevant unless made for to suite consumer.
Pretty sure thats was Jobs talent.
Its irrelevant unless made for to suite consumer.
Pretty sure thats was Jobs talent.
Little sisters also dream of a better future!
OH, the realization of a dream is the big deal, we all dream even our little sisters, like a small flower breaks under the concrete.
But how many grow to become a tree?
So please give those trees a break!
Newton did not envision the law of physics he himself published, Darwin did not envision the evolution of all being from a primordial being he published, but both did materialize those theories better than those who envisioned them first.
OH! Galileo Galilei, even Da Vinci reproduced/copied works by his masters.
OH, the realization of a dream is the big deal, we all dream even our little sisters, like a small flower breaks under the concrete.
But how many grow to become a tree?
So please give those trees a break!
Newton did not envision the law of physics he himself published, Darwin did not envision the evolution of all being from a primordial being he published, but both did materialize those theories better than those who envisioned them first.
OH! Galileo Galilei, even Da Vinci reproduced/copied works by his masters.
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As a child, i envisioned 3d-printers and atom-level re-assemblers. And big **** TV's. Big **** indeed!
(starting out drawing huge **** pirate ships - the more canon holes the better, btw - i eventually ended up spending most my time at kindergarden drawing either TV-sets or "contemporary" war machines. Actually "invented" a pneumatic tube system to fetch the mail from the mailbox too, but its not like i was the first one to think of that
Luckily, 3d-printers will happen in my life-time. As for atom-level re-assembly (which, btw, were part of my 3d-printer concept) i doubt ill ever see that happen. Unless we "by accident" solve the puzzles of fusion, that is. Without "free" energy, theres very little economy in turning Water into Gold :- )
There are actually 3D printers, which are big machines, and even compact 3D scanners the size of an external hard drive.
That's amazing that he had the general idea for a touchscreen computer that early in history.
Although, from the video, I got the impression that it was supposed to be aimed specifically at the children's market, what with its simple controls.
He may not have been anticipating the ability for people to do serious work on that type of device.
At the time of his speech in 1983, Jobs was about to bring on Alan Kay (Dynabook inventor) as an Apple Fellow.
There was also this non-working mockup from back then, made by Frog Design, the design firm who had also come up with the Apple IIc look and the associated Snow White Design language:
Jobs was good at finding people who could design and invent for him.
Anything with Steve Jobs name, especially around the anniversary of his passing is good for click bait.