The inimitable Steve Jobs has just passed away.

botchtowersociety

Dude, off topic.
talesin

So turn a tribute to someone many of us admired (Yes, I am an Apple)
,,, into a political advert ...
have you NO SHAME?????????????

RIP STEVE JOBS
Quarterback

Yes, that's sad...just saw that on MSN news.
Duderino

OK on topic then Jobs isn't the kind of whiner that would camp out in New York asking for handouts.
talesin

right on, BTS,,, simulpost!
thanks for making the thread ,,,
I, too, was working in the industry when Apple came on the scene ... missing those exciting days ... remember when they came out with the very first DTP - Quark Express, I believe?
ahhh,,, better days for me, anyhow,
tal
TD

--Sad when anybody goes that young
Probably better not to say anything else.
talesin

no, wait, DUH! I think it was PageMaker, then PageMaker+, then QuarkExpress ....
ah, menopause and the memory's lost .... LMAO!
t
botchtowersociety

Anyone remember Print Shop for the Apple II?
talesin

BTS
Yes! omg, so cumbersome compared to now, but sooooo ground-breaking then! ahahaha,,, and we came from FORTRAN, pretty freakin' amazing, eh?
At least he lived to see a bit of the future that he played a major part in making happen.
t
botchtowersociety

It was a lot of fun for a kid (as I was at the time), and those noisy dot matrix printers!