My posting to Rememberingstevejobs
The first computer I ever touched was an Apple IIE. It was 1982 and I was 7 1/2 years old. I had been snuck into the educational computer lab by my parents on a Saturday to see these computers while my mother worked on one. I was inspired. I went home and made computers out of paper and tape, then tried to sell them to the neighbours.
That Lab, and the building that it was housed in on Elizabeth street in Melbourne are now long gone. Today I'm 36 and still recall fondly that room full of computers, which had been housed in a specially made room to keep them secure and free from as much dust and humidity as possible. I now sit at my desk tapping with those same, yet bigger fingers on another Apple keyboard, writing a thank you to one of the men who have had more of an influence on my life than I can completely understand.
I have loved computers from that day in 1982. However I never ended up working in 'I.T.' I have preferred to utilise technologies in the real world, rather than simply work with computers for computers. I have worked in the theatre, in film and in music. I have worked in markets, on farms, in trade-shows, on stages and on planes. I have worked in places that were below –25 degrees centigrade, to +50 degrees. And in all places I utilised technologies that had been pioneered by Steve.
It isn't technology that Steve Jobs gave the world, it was the ability to put it in reach of everyone. It was the ability to utilise this technology for even the most mundane things in life. And in doing so, has changed the lives of billions around the world forever.
And Steve did this with a fearlessness and a passion that was nothing but inspirational. And for where it has taken me in my life, I sincerely thank him.
Bye.
Scott K
On a side note. I worked in Oncology last year. Whenever the patients died there, I always felt a hole in my heart. Again, I do today.
Thanks for reading.
