Steve Jobs-related links of interest
Make Something Wonderful: Steve Jobs in His Own Words, Collection of Steve Jobs speeches, interviews, and correspondence, Steve Jobs Archive website.
Facebook group: Steve Jobs, managed by the WDA association
(Note: The following links pertain to specific periods of Jobs’s tenure at Apple)
(1) Late 1970s (Apple I, Apple II)
The Apple II, Computer History Museum website
The Story of the Most Personal Computer – The Apple II, Apple II History website
The Story of the Most Personal Computer – The Apple II (Continued), Apple II History website
Simplicity Is the Ultimate Sophistication: Introducing Apple II, the Personal Computer, Apple II marketing brochure, 1977
The Apple Marketing Philosophy, one-page paper by Mike Markkula, 1977
(2) Early 1980s (Macintosh)
The Macintosh – Changing the Face of Personal Computing, Commoncog Case Library website
Folklore website: Anecdotes (mostly by Andy Hertzfeld) about the development of Apple's Macintosh
Good Earth, October 1980
Texaco Towers, January 1981
Reality Distortion Field, February 1981
Black Wednesday, February 1981
More Like a Porsche, March 1981
Square Dots, April 1981
Desk Ornaments, October 1981
Signing Party, February 1982
I Still Remember Regions, April 1982
The Little Kingdom(TIME magazine story), December 1982.
A Rich Neighbor Named Xerox(Bill Gates quote), November 1983
The Times They Are A-Changin’ , January 1984
Susan Kare, Iconic Designer, Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation website
(3) Late 1990s (Jobs’s return & Apple’s turnaround)
Jobs's Second Act at Apple - The Next Big Thing, Commoncog Case Library website
Today in Apple History: ‘Here’s to the Crazy Ones’ Who ‘Think Different’, Cult of Mac website
(4) Early 2000s (iPod, iTunes Music Store, Apple Stores)
The Short but Interesting History of the iPod, ThoughtCo website
The iPod - Apple's Introduction to Consumer Electronics, Commoncog Case Library website
Vinnie Chieco: The Freelance Copywriter Who Named the iPod, CreativePool website
When iTunes Ruled the Music Industry, Penny Fractions website
The Success of Apple’s iPod Advertising Campaign, Brandvertising website
Case Study – Apple iPod Silhouette Ad Campaign, MBA Knowledge Base website
Apple to Open 25 Retail Stores in 2001, Apple press release, May 2001
Apple to Open Its First Retail Store in New York City, Apple press release, July 2002
(5) Late 2000s (iPhone, App Store, iPad)
Apple Reinvents the Phone with iPhone, Apple press release, January 2007
The Inside Story of the Iconic ‘Rubber Band’ Effect That Launched the iPhone, Cult of Mac website
Three Companies the iPhone Killed, Investopedia website
Nokia, Apple and Creative Destruction, BBC News website
Jobs’ Original Vision for the iPhone: No Third-Party Native Apps, 9to5Mac website
The iPhone Keyboard - Make It or Break It, Commoncog Case Library website
What Happened to the Original iPhone’s Plastic Screen?, The Verge website
Apple Got Tablets Right, and Created a Whole New Market with the iPad, Apple Insider website
Other Links of Interest
Top 10 Steve Jobs Achievements, Investor’s Business Daily website
Transcript of the Commencement Address Delivered by Steve Jobs at Stanford, June 12, 2005
Progress and the Unreasonable Man: Thoughts on Steve Jobs, Weiden + Kennedy website
The Shape of a Technological Window, Commoncog Case Library website
Inside Steve Jobs’ Home in Palo Alto, Pursuitist website
The Mother of All Demos (by Douglas Engelbart, December 9, 1968), Wikipedia page
History of the World Wide Web – Origins (created by Tim Berners-Lee), Wikipedia page
