In 1989, our middle school 8th grade class got computers for the very first time in our school's history. An Apple representative came to our class to talk to us about computers. He was very excited for us and that made us excited to. He gave us each an Apple logo sticker too, (which I still have to this day). I remember that day like it was yesterday. My siblings had computers, but this was the first time I was actually allowed to use one myself without getting yelled at. It was so cool! RIP Steve.

At work, I think it was '84 when we got the new Mac Classic with those tiny screens. We were thrilled to the core. Graphics changed directions overnight. We didn't even mind the long hours to switch everything over to computers. There was an electrifying energy in Silicone Valley in those days and Steve was the leader, may he rest in peace. Thanks especially for this Scan Around!

JS

I remember being a little kid- around the 4th grade- and reading an article about Apple computers in one of my parent’s magazines. Instantly intrigued! All these years later, I’m a graphic designer and illustrator. And were I not, I’d surely be a teacher. Looks like I’d have been a Mac devotee either way.

Thoroughly enjoyed these images! Most especially:

The second one down, the RAM specifications and interesting price.

The Apple II ad, simplicity noted as the ultimate sophistication, an idea they’ve certainly expanded upon.

Still have my Quadra 805 and my iMac Tangerine with updated 20gb hard drive! Having been on Macs since 1989, I don't see any reason to stop using the best system there is. I know the insanely great products will still keep coming. Long live His Legacy.

Thanks to Steve's Mom for giving birth to him. Thanks to Steve's Parents for adopting him and Thanks to you Steve, for everything. You've made our lives better and we miss you aready.

I bought a second hand SE that had a new-fangled thing called a hard-drive. All 20 megs of it. I paid $4,200 CAN for it, and earned it all back by tracing logos for the sign company I worked for in Illustrator 88, logos which had been scanned with an Apple inkjet printer and a Thunder scanner. I created vector .eps files of hundreds of logos at $20 a pop evenings at home. We used a Plus at work and I remember how thrilling it was when Adobe Type Manager came out, and bingo!, no more jaggy screen fonts at sizes other those installed! I can't believe the work we actually did on those limited systems, but even then, it was 3X faster than doing it by hand with mechanical pens. Here I am, 25 years or so later, and that 20 meg hard-drive is now a 2 terabyte server. I really can't imagine what my graphic design career would've look like without Apple.

Great post The graphic arts industry owes a lot to Apple and its iconic founder, Steve Jobs. RIP Steve jobs! Thanks for everything!
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I can so relate to all these comments! My first real job out of high school was working for a very small country newspaper which my dad bought, just so I could have a job. I remember when the Mac Plus came out and the first of the Apple Laserwriters and I was soooooooo excited! And I convinced my dad that even though it was a huge financial investment ($20,000 here in Australia!) it would mean we could be self sufficient, more professional, have greater flexibility in what we produced. It turned out to be all that and more. I wouldn't be doing what I do without the Mac, without that inspiration. To this day I still have all Apple stuff, am still delighted constantly by it. Thank you so so much Steve Jobs...you will be very missed.

I bought my first Mac in 1993. I remember having a conversion with my brother about it. He couldn't understand why I would spend more on a Mac when you could get a PC cheaper and it came with free software. My explanation of Macs being the standard for graphic design fell on deaf (or stubborn ears.) Then a view years later we're having another conversation, and he tells me he's buying an iMac! Now he has Mac gadgets that I do. That id the magic of Steve Jobs at work.

SE30, IIsi, 7100, G3, G4, G5, through to the core 2 duos, and hopefully beyond. The vision of Jobs and by extension the team he put in place, made graphic design and computing on many fronts far more than just using a tool. Creating and consuming became an adventure each time as I stopped in the middle of doing something, and exclaimed "can you believe that they thought of that!" when I discovered a feature or capability that simply amazed me. Thank you, Steve, for expecting and demanding that things be better than "good enough". Thanks for being the dreamer…and may the dream live on through those you left behind.

I still miss "my" IIfx - a great hulking machine that I used to "borrow" from work over the weekends, but back then it was fast, man. Jobs was a unique force in personal computing - I think the common man is going to miss his discerning touch on future developments in computing. Jim (Written on an iMac)