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Old 10-06-2011, 08:08 PM
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Old 10-07-2011, 02:40 AM
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So sad. You are undoubtedly missed, Steve.

May you rest in peace, Apple II forever by your side.
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Old 10-11-2011, 01:03 AM
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Glad he is gone, but it is sad to here someone die of something tragic.. One day..
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Old 10-11-2011, 09:51 AM
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Glad he is gone, but it is sad to here someone die of something tragic.. One day..
Why are you glad he is gone? He was probably the greatest technological innovator of our time. Regardless of what you think of Apple, one can't help but respect and admire what he has accomplished in his lifetime.
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Old 10-12-2011, 09:40 PM
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Why are you glad he is gone? He was probably the greatest technological innovator of our time. Regardless of what you think of Apple, one can't help but respect and admire what he has accomplished in his lifetime.
I'm not a fan of Apple or Microsoft (being an Initiate of the Cult of Richard Stallman and Linus Trovalds), but I agree with Frosten. Why are you glad he's gone?

It was Jobs that pioneered the first GUI, assumingly the very thing you used to say you're glad he's gone (unless you're running elinks, in which case I stand corrected - but I thought I was the only one who uses E-links).

Sorry but that doesn't make sense to me. While I'm not sure I'd say he was 'the' greatest technological innovator of our time, he was most certainly right up there.

"Great minds discuss ideas; Average minds discuss events; Small minds discuss people". - Eleanor Roosevelt

That is all.

(And someone correct my facts if I'm wrong, but I'm fairly sure the Apple II was the first to use a Graphical User Interface as opposed to a Text Console).
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(And someone correct my facts if I'm wrong, but I'm fairly sure the Apple II was the first to use a Graphical User Interface as opposed to a Text Console).
See Xerox Alto.
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See Xerox Alto.
Oh wow, correction appreciated. I actually knew about that one, too, but it always seemed like Jobs got all the credit. Gotta love PARC.
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