The recent death of Steve Jobs has put me in a surprisingly contemplative mood, thinking about how Apple has affected my life and career since 1982 or ’83 when I first programmed on an Apple II. In particular I\u2019ve been thinking about the fall of 1996, when I first arrived in Silicon Valley, just as Mr. Jobs was engineering his prodigal return to Apple. Here\u2019s an article I read last week, an interview from Playboy magazine back in 1985. Might\u2019ve been the Madonna issue. I feel like I read it back in the day, because some parts ring familiar. It\u2019s amazing how on he was about the future of the industry, and also how much everything has changed.<\/p>\n
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