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Macintosh Computer History with Steve Jobs from Back in the 1980s
An Apple Haiku
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This is my collage,
started it in '84,
the "Year of the Mac."
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70,939 Views & 56 Faves on 08/01/2022
71,155 Views & 57 Faves on 10/01/2022
71,247 Views & 57 Faves on 11/01/2022
72,077 Views & 58 Faves on 07/07/2023
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The original Mac development and design team is under the picture of Steve Jobs, a picture from the famous 1984 Mac commercial is above the head of Steve Wozniak, at the golden mean there is the first full page ad for the Macintosh computer that was in the Wall Street Journal. The collage displays some of the historical symbols (microprocessors and pulldown menus) that were unique for the Mac back in the 1980s.
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MacPaint By Ben Bonaccio
I’m going to date myself here: I wasn’t around for the release of MacPaint in 1984. While I didn’t get to use the revolutionary UI based drawing software until I arrived on the scene in ’88, it still had a profound impact on my interest in using the computer as a creative and artistic medium.
For those who were around for the 1984 release which coincided with that of the original Macintosh, MacPaint’s impression was likely even greater. As the precursor to almost all modern imaging software, MacPaint introduced tools such as the “lasso” and “the paint bucket” (which I called “the paint leaker” as a kid). The “marching ants” selection boxes commonly seen in Adobe software also got their start with MacPaint.
Though it may seem like second nature to us today, Apple’s drawing software was the first to let users generate images by interacting with a GUI as opposed to working with code behind the scenes.
Realizing MacPaint’s technical and historical significance, Apple donated the original source code to the Computer History Museum a few days ago (July 2010). The source is 5,822 lines of Apple Pascal and 3,583 lines of 68000 assembly.
A brief history of MacPaint can be viewed on the museum’s website www.computerhistory.org/highlights/macpaint/.
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He Sold His Share For What?!?By Michael Duplessis Found in Kibbles & Bytes #790
.... In 1976 Mr. Wayne, who worked at Atari with Steve Jobs, helped found Apple Computers. He drew the first Apple logo, wrote the original partnership agreement, and wrote the Apple I manual. For his assistance, he was awarded a 10% stake in the company. Less than two weeks later, he sold his share back to Jobs and Steve Wozniak for $800 as he was worried that the new company would go into debt and he had assets that creditors could potentially seize.
This week (Aug 2012), Apple became the most valuable company of all time (not adjusting for inflation because if you do Microsoft is still the winner and no one wants that) hitting a total market capitalization of around 624 billion dollars. This would make Wayne’s share 62.4 billion dollars, which is 78 million times as much as he was paid for it.
For all of you out there who rue not buying Apple stock when it was under $10, take some comfort in the fact that you only lost out on multiplying your investment 100 times or so. That is nothing compared to a 62.4 billion dollar error in judgment.
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A Did You Know History Fact?
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The oldest computer can be traced back to Adam and Eve.
Surprise! Surprise! Surprise!
It was an Apple; but with extremely limited memory.
Just 2 bytes!
Then everything crashed.
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(adapted from Love Style's Facebook Page)
Macintosh Computer History with Steve Jobs from Back in the 1980s
An Apple Haiku
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This is my collage,
started it in '84,
the "Year of the Mac."
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www.flickr.com/photos/buddhadog/15498285782/
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70,939 Views & 56 Faves on 08/01/2022
71,155 Views & 57 Faves on 10/01/2022
71,247 Views & 57 Faves on 11/01/2022
72,077 Views & 58 Faves on 07/07/2023
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-:- ( 1 ) - ( 2 ) - ( 3 ) - ( 2X5 ) - ( 6 ) - ( 7 ) - ( 8 ) - ( 9 ) - (2X10) -:-
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The original Mac development and design team is under the picture of Steve Jobs, a picture from the famous 1984 Mac commercial is above the head of Steve Wozniak, at the golden mean there is the first full page ad for the Macintosh computer that was in the Wall Street Journal. The collage displays some of the historical symbols (microprocessors and pulldown menus) that were unique for the Mac back in the 1980s.
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MacPaint By Ben Bonaccio
I’m going to date myself here: I wasn’t around for the release of MacPaint in 1984. While I didn’t get to use the revolutionary UI based drawing software until I arrived on the scene in ’88, it still had a profound impact on my interest in using the computer as a creative and artistic medium.
For those who were around for the 1984 release which coincided with that of the original Macintosh, MacPaint’s impression was likely even greater. As the precursor to almost all modern imaging software, MacPaint introduced tools such as the “lasso” and “the paint bucket” (which I called “the paint leaker” as a kid). The “marching ants” selection boxes commonly seen in Adobe software also got their start with MacPaint.
Though it may seem like second nature to us today, Apple’s drawing software was the first to let users generate images by interacting with a GUI as opposed to working with code behind the scenes.
Realizing MacPaint’s technical and historical significance, Apple donated the original source code to the Computer History Museum a few days ago (July 2010). The source is 5,822 lines of Apple Pascal and 3,583 lines of 68000 assembly.
A brief history of MacPaint can be viewed on the museum’s website www.computerhistory.org/highlights/macpaint/.
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He Sold His Share For What?!?By Michael Duplessis Found in Kibbles & Bytes #790
.... In 1976 Mr. Wayne, who worked at Atari with Steve Jobs, helped found Apple Computers. He drew the first Apple logo, wrote the original partnership agreement, and wrote the Apple I manual. For his assistance, he was awarded a 10% stake in the company. Less than two weeks later, he sold his share back to Jobs and Steve Wozniak for $800 as he was worried that the new company would go into debt and he had assets that creditors could potentially seize.
This week (Aug 2012), Apple became the most valuable company of all time (not adjusting for inflation because if you do Microsoft is still the winner and no one wants that) hitting a total market capitalization of around 624 billion dollars. This would make Wayne’s share 62.4 billion dollars, which is 78 million times as much as he was paid for it.
For all of you out there who rue not buying Apple stock when it was under $10, take some comfort in the fact that you only lost out on multiplying your investment 100 times or so. That is nothing compared to a 62.4 billion dollar error in judgment.
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A Did You Know History Fact?
===========================
The oldest computer can be traced back to Adam and Eve.
Surprise! Surprise! Surprise!
It was an Apple; but with extremely limited memory.
Just 2 bytes!
Then everything crashed.
===========================
(adapted from Love Style's Facebook Page)