Apple is reporting that co-founder Steve Jobs has died. CNN reports the cause was pancratic cancer. Jobs, along with Steve Wozniac created the Apple computer in a garage in the mid seventies and effectively launched the world wide spread of personal computing.
Jobs was a well known maverick and innovator in computing, he was the first to use a GUI (graphic user interface) in home computing, Jobs also pioneered the use of the "mouse". These two innovations changed the face of personal computing and they were both adopted by other personal computer manufacturers.
I was led into computing by the Apple II and although I adopted the P.C. platform of IBM I still was impressed by the way that Apple was unafraid to try new approaches to data manipulation and the way they were able to pioneer such devices as the iPod and the PDA.
It saddens me to see this member of the Boomer set go since he was very nearly my own age. I guess that seeing the older Boomers go was one thing but now? It is my own genertation that begins to pass on. The world is a diffferent place thanks to Steve Jobs, he will be missed.
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a true master innovator, a corporate mastermind, a demanding perfectionist. one of the great minds of the 20th century. I highly recommend the movie "pirates of silicon valley"
Pancreatic cancer is an awful way to go--by the time you suspect anything is wrong with you, it's usually too late.
Requiescat in Pacem, Steve Jobs.
He was interesting, and challenging.
It's all pop-up apps from here on out.
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Rest in peace, American genius.