Re: Fwd: What are some great stories about Steve Jobs? - Quora

I used STAR in 1984. High resolution photos via Email in 1984!!!,
when Jobs and Woz were working on PRINT.
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oh the things that a computer can do!

in 86 I volunteered for an Apple conference in Nashville
for my time they gave me an Apple IIgs that changed my career goals

On Oct 12, 9:39 am, GregfromBoston <greg.vinc...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I didn't think Xerox even cared, but I used STAR in 1984.  High
> resolution photos via Email in 1984!!!, when Jobs and Woz were working
> on PRINT.
>
> On Oct 12, 10:12 am, plainolamerican <plainolameri...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
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> > no he didn't
> > Xerox was allowed to buy pre-IPO stock from Apple, in exchange for
> > engineer visits and an understanding that Apple would create a GUI
> > product
> > Xerox'x lawsuit was dismissed
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> > On Oct 12, 8:41 am, GregfromBoston <greg.vinc...@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> > > Of course, he did steal that graphical interface, and a whole lot
> > > more, like icons, folders and email.
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> > > On Oct 11, 4:21 pm, plainolamerican <plainolameri...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > > - On Sept. 2011, Apple became the most valuable company in the world.
> > > > - Apple's "Lisa" was the first consumer computer with a graphical user
> > > > interface.
> > > > - "The Internet? We are not interested in it." – Bill Gates, 1993
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> > > > On Oct 11, 2:43 pm, Bruce Majors <majors.br...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > > >  <http://www.quora.com>
> > > > > Top Content For You This Week
> > > > >  What are some great stories about Steve
> > > > > Jobs?<http://www.quora.com/digest/track_click?url=%2FSteve-Jobs%2FWhat-are-...>
> > > > > Erik Lammerding<http://www.quora.com/digest/track_click?url=%2FErik-Lammerding&digest...>voted
> > > > > up this answer.
> > > > >  322<http://www.quora.com/digest/track_click?url=%2FSteve-Jobs%2FWhat-are-...>
> > > > > Kristopher Wright<http://www.quora.com/digest/track_click?url=%2FKristopher-Wright&dige...>,
> > > > > Film Maker
> > > > > Founder of Apple, Steve Jobs, passed away today. I never met the man
> > > > > personally and now I never will. I only had one semi-personal interaction
> > > > > with Steve Jobs and I thought it was a good time to share it.
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> > > > > Before I met the wife I had a girlfriend named Rebecca. Rebecca had
> > > > > non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. It was a rough time in her life and she was very
> > > > > depressed by it, even though chemotherapy was healing her over time.
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> > > > > Rebecca was a big fan of Pixar films. I knew Steve Jobs had also been
> > > > > battling cancer and was a big part of the Pixar company. I d... *Read
> > > > > More »<http://www.quora.com/digest/track_click?url=%2FSteve-Jobs%2FWhat-are-...>
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> > > > > [image: Erik Lammerding]<http://www.quora.com/digest/track_click?url=%2FErik-Lammerding&digest...>
> > > > > How did Steve Jobs impact the lives of Quora
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> > > > > Anne K. Halsall<http://www.quora.com/digest/track_click?url=%2FAnne-K.-Halsall&digest...>,
> > > > > lifelong Apple Macintosh fan
> > > > > I've been an Apple devotee all my life. I grew up on the products of Mr.
> > > > > Jobs's imagination. I wrote BASIC on an Apple //e, I composed poetry on a
> > > > > Mac Plus, I learned Photoshop on a Performa, I chatted with friends on a
> > > > > blueberry iMac, I played games on a G4 cube, I took lecture notes on an
> > > > > iBook, I created websites with a MacBook, I designed educational software
> > > > > for the iPad, I helped bring Quora to the iPhone.
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> > > > > These devices have shaped my friendships, my personality, my education, and
> > > > > my career. They have taught me the value of good desi... *Read More
> > > > > »<http://www.quora.com/digest/track_click?url=%2FSteve-Jobs%2FHow-did-S...>
> > > > > *
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> > > > >  56<http://www.quora.com/digest/track_click?url=%2FAmazon%2FWhat-allows-A...>
> > > > > Jason Crawford<http://www.quora.com/digest/track_click?url=%2FJason-Crawford&digest_...>,
> > > > > Amazon employee 2004–2007
> > > > > Some key pieces:
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> > > > >    - *Visionary leadership: *Jeff Bezos built an online retailer before most
> > > > >    people knew what the Internet was. He was talking about what he called the
> > > > >    "machine-to-machine Web" before the term "web services" was even coined.
> > > > >    - *Customer focus:* Amazon is driven by serving customers and creating
> > > > >    value for them, not by beating competitors or by winning any piece of some
> > > > >    pre-existing market. This helps keep them focused on a consistent strategy (
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