Steve Jobs, RIP.

[lacad01 (Adam)]

Sad day indeed, he was quite the visionary

[Zaps]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UF8uR6Z6KLc

That was 2005 and I was still on the faculty. Steve and I spoke at length about a variety of issues, and he never failed to cut to the heart of whatever was being discussed.

Years before I worked with Steve and Woz and, at the time, thought it was sheer hell, but I'd give anything to be able to revisit those days. At least Woz is still with us and willing to accept 'phone calls.

Goodbye Steve, and thanks for everything.

[Fox]

As a dedicated Apple user since the original 1984 Macintosh, I am really saddened to hear of his passing. He had extraordinary vision and insight into how we interface with digital technology, and his solutions were, and hopefully will continue to be, pure genius.

I could use, but HATED personal computers, until the Apple Macintosh came along. The iPhone showed how beautifully you can make complicated technology accessible to just about anyone. Of all the digital devices I have, I use my iPad the most, in fact it goes about everywhere I go.

One of my sisters cannot use a computer; any computer including the Mac is too complicated for her. But she took to the iPhone without any problem.

I know two blind girls who say their iPhones are a godsend for blind people because of the in-built software accessibility options. And now the iPhone 4S with Siri voice control promises even better things for them.

We will miss you Steve, and I thank you for everything you've given us.

[Mick (Michael)]

RIP Steve...

http://youtu.be/DrBw2cXWZS8

[kustard (Simon)]

A sad day

The Apple legacy will last thanks to his insight.

[Brundah1 (David)]

Its great that we can review and value the contributions these pioneers made to our contemporary electronic lives.

Some remember a book called the Third Wave. Perhaps Steven Jobs and his peers were the leading edge of that third wave.

Like Newton, John Harrison, James Watt, Brunel, Faraday, Tesla, Otto, A.G.Bell, etc. all new technology has visionaries and innovators.

Jobs is special, he remained a leader of IT innovation for nearly four decades. Sinclair and others were significant early innovators, but nobody has remained such a powerful force in one field of innovation for that long.

He had his failures, but I hope history will treat him well.

We should remember John Harrison too at this time. He was also a life long pioneer and innovator whose time keeping innovation and influence on navigation spans 300 years to the current GPS system.

Of course without an accurate CPU clock our personal computers, mobile phones etc., would also not work!

Dava Sobel's book "Longitude" is a great read:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longitude_%28book%29

[stephenb (Stephen)]

Yes Harrison and Sinclair. I did think of Sinclair when I made my list earlier in this post but failed to update my post.

To repeat what I said on my Facebook page this week.... I believe I am fortunate to have lived in an era that has gone from seeing an Apollo Lunar Module with guidance computers with a capacity of 12k of RAM that only just made it to the lunar surface, to handheld phones that you can watch real time HD footage of a Space Shuttle dock with a space station.

And in between be a part of the rise of personal home computers from large grey boxes down to the thickness of a paperback. Today's technology in general still fascinates me to no end.

In honour of Steve and also carrying on my tradition of tinkering in the shed on a Saturday while listening to the Science Show followed by The Goon Show (no Goons anymore ), I am pulling apart my iPhone 3 for no other reason but to see what's inside. Just amazing. I'm holding the main board in my hand now!