Steve Jobs died

2011-10-05 Thread Scott Holder
Just saw it cross the wire that Steve Jobs died. Like him or not the Apple world has lost a father Scott -- - You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http

Re: Steve Jobs died

2011-10-05 Thread Tyrone L. Warbasse
I don't know if what he did will harm us or help us, but he certainly didn't leave us like he found us! On Wed, Oct 5, 2011 at 6:22 PM, Scott Holder wrote: > Just saw it cross the wire that Steve Jobs died. Like him or not the Apple > world has lost a father > > Scot

Re: Steve Jobs died

2011-10-05 Thread Dylan Malama
gt; Just saw it cross the wire that Steve Jobs died. Like him or not the Apple >> world has lost a father >> >> Scott >> >> -- >> - >> You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs >> group. >> The list FAQ is at http://l

Re: Steve Jobs died

2011-10-05 Thread Zingus J. Rinkle
I'm actually quite impressed I've got the news from this ML rather than the TV. I suppose it won't be possible to hear anything else but steve jobs bio reruns, in the next week. R.I.P. -- - You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http:

Re: Steve Jobs died

2011-10-05 Thread Gregg Eshelman
--- On Wed, 10/5/11, Scott Holder wrote: > Just saw it cross the wire that Steve Jobs died. Like him or not the Apple > world has lost a father Hopefully as a tribute, Apple will stop sticking a lowercase i in front of everything. ;) -- - You received this message because you

Re: Steve Jobs died

2011-10-05 Thread Gregg Eshelman
--- On Wed, 10/5/11, Dylan Malama wrote: > So this means... Wozniak or bust? Sounds good to me! Bring back the Woz. I just read an article that said Steve Jobs started Apple with "a highschool friend", not mentioning Steve Wozniak by name until near the end. -- - You received this messag

Re: Steve Jobs died

2011-10-05 Thread Dylan Malama
Exactly. Although I mourn the lost of the "I" crap, its time to get woz back. On Oct 5, 2011 10:09 PM, "Gregg Eshelman" wrote: > --- On Wed, 10/5/11, Dylan Malama wrote: > >> So this means... Wozniak or bust? > > Sounds good to me! Bring back the Woz. > > I just read an article that said Steve Jo

Re: Steve Jobs died

2011-10-05 Thread Tyrone L. Warbasse
Go from "i" to "z"? zMac? zPhone? Anyways, I think Apple (now) should immediately hire Nolan Bushnell and Woz as a duel-rulers way to keep business flowing. Remember, Nolan hired Jobs many moons ago, ergo, Atari begat Apple. Nolan left Atari after selling it to Warner Bros., so don't blame him for

Re: Steve Jobs died

2011-10-05 Thread Dylan Malama
True. I always thought Bushnell had good potential. I have been waiting for the woz uprise for almost my entire life! On Oct 5, 2011 10:30 PM, "Tyrone L. Warbasse" wrote: > Go from "i" to "z"? zMac? zPhone? > > Anyways, I think Apple (now) should immediately hire Nolan Bushnell and Woz > as a duel

Re: Steve Jobs died

2011-10-05 Thread Joel Feltman
I find it remarkable that all us true, die-hard, Apple/Mac/iDevotees feel like we've all lost a dear, personal friend. I suppose it is testimony to the impact Steve had on us and far more importantly, the entire world. I met him once, in 1999 at the Plaza Hotel in NYC. He and his family h

Re: Steve Jobs died

2011-10-06 Thread Charles Lowndes
Comforting really to find this sad news on this group as I awoke (in the UK), rather than the mass media. Will turn all my classics, pluses, and I devices on today in memory of their father. A truly great man. At peace. Charles Lowndes Sent from my iPhone On 6 Oct 2011, at 03:59, Joel Felt

Re: Steve Jobs died

2011-10-06 Thread Des Hay
*Truly the Thomas Edison of our age.* ** ** *-* *Kind Regards* *Des* ** * * On 6 October 2010 20:30, Charles Lowndes wrote: > Comforting really to find this sad news on this group as I awoke (in the > UK), rather than the mass media. > > Will turn all my classics, pluses, and I devices on toda

Re: Steve Jobs died

2011-10-06 Thread Gregg Eshelman
I was looking at photos of people putting flowers and PostIt notes at Apple stores and taking pictures with their iPhones, and taking pictures of iPhones displaying the apple.com tribute - with iPhones... I couldn't help but wonder what might happen if I was close enough to an Apple Store and w