Steve should've been there
Per his wishes, I try not to ruminate on what things would be like if he were still around … but I couldn’t help but think, “Steve should’ve been there,” while I was watching the recording of the Computer History Museum’s ‘Apple at 50’ event. If you’ve ever had any interest in the history of Silicon Valley, and Apple in particular — perhaps, like me, you once read Walter Isaacson’s biography of Steve Jobs many years ago — this video is well worth your time. That book, along with countless other resources, mythologised men like Chris Espinosa, John Sculley, and Avie Tevanian, and it is so nice to hear them talk candidly about the early days of Apple.
This event reminded me of one that, thankfully, Jobs was present for: his appearance with Bill Gates at All Things D in 2007. It’s not quite the same, but it is very enlightening to hear these titans describe the beginnings of the modern computer industry.
I haven’t even read David Pogue’s book yet, but from the CHM event alone, I can already tell it’s going to be a good one.