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Steve Jobs Dead At 56

Posted by Soulskill on from the rest-in-peace dept.

SoCalChris writes "Apple cofounder Steve Jobs was found dead in his Cupertino home this morning. I'm sure everyone in the Slashdot community will miss him — even if you didn't enjoy his work, there's no denying his contributions to popular culture. Truly an American icon."

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  1. http://www.apple.com/stevejobs/ by Fireking300 · · Score: 5, Informative

    http://www.apple.com/stevejobs/

  2. I recommend people read this blog by EkriirkE · · Score: 5, Informative

    If you haven't already, filter through http://folklore.org/ , his antics at the beginning of Apple are hilarious.

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  3. Re:I read somewhere... by MightyMartian · · Score: 5, Informative

    I think you're not giving Jobs enough credit even for the first wave of personal computers. The Apple II was probably the most important step into the world of computers in the home, school and business, moving us from the era of hobbiest kit computer to what we view as the standard computer, keyboard and monitor. Jobs was instrumental in that as well. This is a man, whether you liked him or not or approved of everything he did or not, who was in fact instrumental in a number of steps in the post-1960s computer revolution.

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  4. Re:He was not 'found' dead! by Daniel+Dvorkin · · Score: 5, Informative

    Nowhere in the actual story does it say that Jobs was 'found' dead... yet somehow that's what the summary says.

    The wording of the summary is a paraphrase of a long-running Slashdot meme. Just a little gallows humor for us old-timers.

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