I'm not what you would call a Gruber fan, but this is a beautiful and inspiring piece of writing.
Apple, and thus Jobs, has always been "them" to me. With the exception of the CoCo way back in the day, I've never been much of a fanboy, but my computer affiliations have always been with something other than Apple: CBM PET, COSMAC Elf, CoCo I/II/III, Amiga, Dos, Windows, Linux - always something else.
But in all that time, I always felt that, over rated and over hyped as they might be, Apple and Jobs we worth of respect and admiration, most especially for their inspiration.
Inspiration inward, in the sense of invention, discovery, and art.
Inspiration outward, in the sense of leadership, drive, and motivation.
Somehow, a kernel of that inspiration is expressed by this vignette.
Apple, and thus Jobs, has always been "them" to me. With the exception of the CoCo way back in the day, I've never been much of a fanboy, but my computer affiliations have always been with something other than Apple: CBM PET, COSMAC Elf, CoCo I/II/III, Amiga, Dos, Windows, Linux - always something else.
But in all that time, I always felt that, over rated and over hyped as they might be, Apple and Jobs we worth of respect and admiration, most especially for their inspiration.
Inspiration inward, in the sense of invention, discovery, and art.
Inspiration outward, in the sense of leadership, drive, and motivation.
Somehow, a kernel of that inspiration is expressed by this vignette.