Speaking of art, there is an Apple Museum
in Prague, Czech Republic.
Not sure why this place was chosen, but seems like a full
fledged museum dedicated to rare Apple devices and Steve Jobs'
memorabilia, and rare Apple souvenirs from private collectors.
The memorabilia in the museum dates from 1976 to 2012. The
artifacts on display include mostly every printer, joystick,
mouse, and PC, as well as software representations. One exhibit
includes two long tables which
showcase how the iPod and iPhone have evolved over time. The
collections tell the story of Jobs along with the hardware.
Also included are high school yearbooks with Jobs and Steve
Wozniak, the co-founder. Going beyond Apple, it includes Pixar
and NeXT items which are representative Jobs time with those
companies. Next time you are in Prague, might be an interesting
side trip.
Showing posts with label Steve Jobs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Steve Jobs. Show all posts
Feb 24, 2017
May 29, 2015
Origins of Apple Words
Steve Jobs came back from working on
a commune-type All-One Farm in Oregon and announced to his partners
that he had a name for their company, Apple Computer.
Jef Raskin, an Apple employee who first started the project, picked "Macintosh" because the McIntosh was his favorite apple. The spelling was changed to avoid copyright infringement. Steve Jobs said the product was "insanely great".
The slogan, Think Different, was dreamed up by an art director, Craig Tanimoto.
TBWA ad agency came up with the 'i' prefix to infer internet. It also connoted individual, imaginative, and more.
App Store was pure Jobs and meant both applications and a contraction of Apple.
Jef Raskin, an Apple employee who first started the project, picked "Macintosh" because the McIntosh was his favorite apple. The spelling was changed to avoid copyright infringement. Steve Jobs said the product was "insanely great".
The slogan, Think Different, was dreamed up by an art director, Craig Tanimoto.
TBWA ad agency came up with the 'i' prefix to infer internet. It also connoted individual, imaginative, and more.
App Store was pure Jobs and meant both applications and a contraction of Apple.
Feb 25, 2012
Steve Jobs Henry Ford
Phones started as all black.
Then they went crazy with color, shape, and size.
Where we are now.
It is difficult to stand out from the pack these days.
We have devolved into a pack of phone drones.
There is no difference in shape or style.
Steve Jobs has taken over as the new Henry Ford.
Next will we all be wearing black as the clothing color of choice?
Oops, women already are.
At least there is a variety of size and shape.
Cars started as all black.
Then they went crazy with color, shape, and chrome.
Then they began to all look alike, with color as the only differentiator.
Now they come in many sizes, shapes, and colors.
PCs started as all gray.
Then they went crazy with color, shape, and size.
Then they morphed into tablets, which all look alike.
Why have PCs and phones become clones?
It seems to me the last time we came out of a depression things changed.
I hope it happens again when we come out of this one.
It is time for a change.
Then they went crazy with color, shape, and size.
Where we are now.
It is difficult to stand out from the pack these days.
We have devolved into a pack of phone drones.
There is no difference in shape or style.
Steve Jobs has taken over as the new Henry Ford.
Next will we all be wearing black as the clothing color of choice?
Oops, women already are.
At least there is a variety of size and shape.
Cars started as all black.
Then they went crazy with color, shape, and chrome.
Then they began to all look alike, with color as the only differentiator.
Now they come in many sizes, shapes, and colors.
PCs started as all gray.
Then they went crazy with color, shape, and size.
Then they morphed into tablets, which all look alike.
Why have PCs and phones become clones?
It seems to me the last time we came out of a depression things changed.
I hope it happens again when we come out of this one.
It is time for a change.
Nov 5, 2011
Really Rich People
Who are the wealthiest people in the US and where did they get their money? Half of the top 20 are from the computer industry and 9 of the top 25 are family heirs.
Four Waltons (stores) $80B, Gates (Microsoft) $59B, two Kochs (energy) $50B, three Mars (candy) $41B, Buffett (conglomerate) $39B, Ellison (Oracle) $33B
These few distort the numbers so greatly because their wealth is so great. Over a quarter trillion dollars with just that handful of people. Add the next bunch and there is another quarter trillion dollars. The top 25 added together are worth over half a trillion dollars.
The technology folks make up half of the top twenty and are all new wealth, made from working for a living. Their hard work and ideas created hundreds of thousands of jobs. Jeff Bezos $19B, Sergey Brinn $16.7B, Mark Zuckerberg $17.5B, Larry Page $16.7B, Michael Dell $15B, Steve Balmer $13.9B, Paul Allen $13.2B. Steve Jobs is way down the list with only $7B. Facebook produced 5 billionaires, Microsoft at least three and hundreds of millionaires. Apple also produced at least 300 millionaires.
Only 4 of the top 25 richest people in America made it from investing - Buffett companies and stocks, Soros and Paulson hedge funds, and Icann leveraged buyouts. Buffett and Soros are in their 80s, Kochs are 75, Mars are in their 70s and 80s.
It is difficult to estimate how many millions of people are employed by these few and how many lives have been made better by them. Difficult to fault them for being wealthy when we buy their stock, which accounts for the vast majority of their wealth.
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Four Waltons (stores) $80B, Gates (Microsoft) $59B, two Kochs (energy) $50B, three Mars (candy) $41B, Buffett (conglomerate) $39B, Ellison (Oracle) $33B
These few distort the numbers so greatly because their wealth is so great. Over a quarter trillion dollars with just that handful of people. Add the next bunch and there is another quarter trillion dollars. The top 25 added together are worth over half a trillion dollars.
The technology folks make up half of the top twenty and are all new wealth, made from working for a living. Their hard work and ideas created hundreds of thousands of jobs. Jeff Bezos $19B, Sergey Brinn $16.7B, Mark Zuckerberg $17.5B, Larry Page $16.7B, Michael Dell $15B, Steve Balmer $13.9B, Paul Allen $13.2B. Steve Jobs is way down the list with only $7B. Facebook produced 5 billionaires, Microsoft at least three and hundreds of millionaires. Apple also produced at least 300 millionaires.
Only 4 of the top 25 richest people in America made it from investing - Buffett companies and stocks, Soros and Paulson hedge funds, and Icann leveraged buyouts. Buffett and Soros are in their 80s, Kochs are 75, Mars are in their 70s and 80s.
It is difficult to estimate how many millions of people are employed by these few and how many lives have been made better by them. Difficult to fault them for being wealthy when we buy their stock, which accounts for the vast majority of their wealth.
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Dec 29, 2010
WWF
No, this has nothing to do with Wrestling. It is a new document type from Apple that is identical to PDF documents, except you cannot print them. Sounds like the greenies have captured Steve Jobs. It may be an interesting idea to save paper, but I guess they forgot that it is just as easy to do a print of the screen. I know that is impractical for long documents, but come on - you can look, but you can't print. Reminds me of the old days when printers were only in the monster computer room and not on every desk.
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