Take a few minutes and visit Jason Kottke's site for a wonderful piece of history. Kottke has posted links to a newly released video of the original introudction of the Macintosh by Steve Jobs, 21 years ago. Whether you're an Apple fan or not, it is fantastic to witness such a historic moment and be reminded of what a leap forward the Macintosh was at that time and how far we've come since.
It's also the perfect companion video to Revolution in the Valley, an outstanding new book about the birth of the Macintosh.
Just saw the video... man, we've come a long way. However, I had to watch it twice knowing the second time that this was six years prior to Windows 3.0 (which I believed launched in 1990). No wonder Steve Jobs got a Standing 'O' - nobody had actually witnessed anything like this. And so spawned the Cult of Mac...
Posted by: Stuart Cosen | January 24, 2005 at 11:35 PM
Crazyness... Steve Jobs looks alot different eh? Well, don't have an apple yet, but I hope to have one for May-ish.... :D
Posted by: Jeremy Curry | January 28, 2005 at 03:34 PM
Yeah, the crowd reaction is definitely the highlight for me. Just to see a snapshot of what was truly a revolution at the time.
Jeremy...it will be a great May!
Posted by: Brian Bailey | January 29, 2005 at 11:38 PM