Nov 20

Sneak peak at Apple’s new headquarters

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Apple’s new headquarters Apple Campus 2 were approved last month by city officials in the Cupertino. This site was once home to HP and Compaq, but now it will be 2.8-million-square-foot „spaceship“ campus in the middle of verdant man-made forest. It will have enough space for Continue reading »

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Oct 31

Steve Jobs’ youth house is protected historical site

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The city of Los Altos has named Steve Jobs’ youth house a historical resource on Monday and this single-story ranch-style house is now eligible to be named a historic landmark. This is a higher-level designation and potentially Continue reading »

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Oct 15

Homebrew Computer Club reunion funded through Kickstarter

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The reunion of the legendary Homebrew Computer Club is scheduled for 11th November at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California. In this club Apple co-founders Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak first showed off their early retail computers. There’s a Kickstarter campaign for raising money for event organization and so far 25 members from the club’s old guard have RSVPed for the event (including Steve Wozniak). Continue reading »

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Oct 04

Apple’s new CEO is no Steve Jobs according to Nolan Bushnell

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Atari co-founder Nolan Bushnell claims that Apple’s new CEO Tim Cook isn’t the next Steve Jobs. Bushnell met Steve Jobs in 1974, when Jobs showed up at Atari in sandals and demanded a job interview. Atari employed him as a $5-an-hour developer. In his opinion, Cook probably thinks he’s innovating, when in fact it’s just micro-evolution. “If I were to choose somebody to run international manufacturing and processing and keep the wheels on the bus, Tim Cook is about as good as anybody can get,” said Bushnell. He is more impressed with Google’s approach, which focuses on testing new products and ideas even when some might fail. Continue reading »

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