Nekochan Net

I guess I would add to the list:
- 1st touch screen on a phone
- mag-safe plug on a laptop (cause I love it!)

I'm sure the NeXt cube had some other firsts I don't know about.

Anyway, what an innovator!

Not quite - Palm Treos had touch screens several years before iPhones came out, though obviously the iPhone implementation was more sophisticated.

I'll drink to that! My Powerbooks have been victims of terrible falls because of my klutziness and their traditional power adapters. I can't tell you how many times my Mag-safe adapters have fallen harmlessly to my floor, while my MacBooks/MBPs remained comfortably on the desk/table!

And the Ericsson R380 years before that, in 2000. And if you don't mind being tethered to a landline, we can go back to 1993 for the Siemens NotePhone, which ran Apple's (but not Jobs'!) Newton OS.

.tsooJ

_________________

Based on its small physical dimensions and quiet operation, the chassis fits into a normal office environment.
— Crimson Owner's Guide

I believe squeen was referring to this Apple concept phone from 1983. Since Jobs was on the Macintosh project at the time, he probably can't take credit for it.

_________________

I think in almost all the "1st"'s there was a true (forgotten) processor. He was just quick to adopt, (expertly) refine and market. Almost never did Apple play "catch-up". It was a real talent.

I think T.S.Elliot once said, "Good poets borrow, great poets steal."

You may be thinking about the Picasso quote: "Good artists copy, great artists steal."

BTW, the quote has nothing to do with plagiarism. Picasso was referring to nature/reality, not other people's work.

_________________
"Was it a dream where you see yourself standing in sort of sun-god robes on a
pyramid with thousand naked women screaming and throwing little pickles at you?"

It is interesting that it is western capitalism that decided that you can steal ideas.

_________________
4xRS6K 2xHP9K 6xSUN 1xDEC 14xMAC 7xPC 2xPS2

Frankly, I don't like (auto-)biographies at all. AFAIR, I've never read any before. But recently I'd picked up Isaacson's book nevertheless and I must confess I do enjoy it indeed...

Anyone else on here got into it?

I got it and read it. I did like it

_________________
5/11/11 12:58:19 AM gfxCardStatus[268] AMD Radeon HD 6750M in use. Bummer! Less battery life for you.
5/11/11 12:58:20 AM gfxCardStatus[268] Intel HD Graphics 3000 in use. Sweet deal! More battery life.
MacBook Pro 17inch 2011
Mac Mini 2010

I read it between Christmas and New Year.

One thing that struck me was that while he (apparently) was obsessed with every detail of his products and tried to create a lasting company as a legacy, he didn't seem to put a lot of time into his children. IMHO, your children are the ultimate challenge and legacy.

_________________
Now this is a deep dark secret, so everybody keep it quiet
It turns out that when reset, the WD33C93 defaults to a SCSI ID of 0, and it was simpler to leave it that way... -- Dave Olson, in comp.sys.sgi
Currently in commercial service: (2x)
In the museum: almost every MIPS/IRIX system.
Wanted: GM1 board for Professional Series GT graphics (030-0076-003, 030-0076-004)

I was reading this article some other day, very different take on why Steve Jobs died and the concept I had about cancer.

http://www.drmcdougall.com/misc/2011nl/nov/jobs.htm

_________________
Extreme R4400 200MHz (1MB L2) 160MB

<OT> I never considered vegan to be a particularly healthy way to go </OT>