Bicycle of the Mind: Steve Jobs in 1980 #SteveJobs @Apple @Medium @stevesi
Learning by Shipping posts on Medium a look at Steve Jobs and his view of the computing industry circa 1980.
“When we invented the personal computer, we created a new kind of bicycle…a new man-machine partnership…a new generation of entrepreneurs.” — Steve Jobs, c. 1980
Such a remarkable quote and articulation. Some history and innovation, efficiency, rockets, privacy, ease of use, and the fact that hardware is not equal to software.
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