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