MetaFilter posts tagged with SteveJobs and macintosh

Apple, Transparency, Maps, and Made-in-USA iMacs

The Deej — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 07:42:18 -0800

Tim Cook's Freshman Year: The Apple CEO Speaks Prior to his death on Oct. 5, 2011, Steve Jobs made sure that the elevation of Tim Cook—his longtime head of operations and trusted deputy—to Apple chief executive officer would be drama-free. “He goes, ‘I never want you to ask what I would have done,’” recalls Cook. “‘Just do what’s right.’ He was very clear.” ... In his most wide-ranging interview as CEO, Cook explains how Apple works now, talks about the perception that he’s “robotic,” and announces the return of Apple manufacturing to the U.S.

Walter Isaacson's 60 Minutes Interview

killdevil — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 07:16:10 -0800

Walter Isaacson, author of a just-released authorized biography of Steve Jobs, talks to Steve Croft of 60 Minutes [single-page view] about his brilliant, mercurial, often difficult subject.

Steve Jobs had a plan, see...

Brandon Blatcher — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 12:41:32 -0800

Video of Steve Jobs discussing iCloud and other current Apple products, at the 1997 WWDC. Yes, 1997. Via Daring Fireball.

X day

Artw — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 09:38:01 -0800

OS X is X today! Meanwhile, Bertrand Serlet, father of OS X, is leaving apple.

1984 was not like 1984

dabitch — Mon, 24 Jan 2005 05:40:37 -0800

Buy your mac a drink, she's 21 years old today. On january 24th 1984 Apple introduced the Macintosh, and thanks to a bunch of German mac-geeks the public TV broadcast from that day with Steve Jobs is available on the web.

Folklore.org

kirkaracha — Mon, 26 Jan 2004 07:48:54 -0800

Folklore.org "is a web site devoted to collective historical storytelling. It captures and presents sets of related stories that describe interesting events from multiple perspectives, allowing groups of people to recount their shared history in the form of interlinked anecdotes." [via Daring Fireball]

Macworld SF 2003 Keynote Reactions

bshort — Tue, 07 Jan 2003 11:21:50 -0800

I don't know if you've been watching the keynote , but Steve Jobs has announced an array of new Apple products. Including updated iApps, a new browser (Safari) (which, by the way, is Open Source), Keynote (a presentation app), a 17-inch Powerbook and a 12-inch Powerbook.

OS X had better kick ass.

Brilliantcrank — Tue, 12 Sep 2000 13:00:51 -0800

OS X had better kick ass. For me this is Apple's final curtain call. I have been a life-long, devoted follower of the Great Apple and now it is time my devotion paid off. Cool hardware is great Steve, now lets see the goods on the inside.