Steve Jobs Interview - 2/18/1981

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An interview with Steve Jobs filmed on 2/18/1981 about the future of Apple, Computers, the Home & Personal computer markets, video games, and more.

[@hadi_177re]

He was 25 back then . I'm 25 sitting on screen watching youtube vids not knowing what to do with my life .

[@chattycathydoll]

Just try something, anything, throw yourself into it fully and see where it leads. Keep doing that. Not only will you gain lots of skills and knowledge about yourself you'll be really well prepared with transferable skills when you find what you want to do.

[@GRACIE342]

You got this. Hang in there! 😊

[@GRACIE342]

Maybe take the mbti test free online and learn about yourself and the jobs that might interest you.

[@shythefoxx]

Mood

[@Hordaric]

Everything will be fine and you’ll have an amazing life!!!

“I know the privacy issue is very hot in the media today.“ Some things don’t change.

[@jgbalboa]

@eblman huh?

[@jgbalboa]

They lied to him, they didn't edit-out the parts where he goofs up.

[@adityaroy7616]

@@jgbalboa The view of privacy on the Internet was vastly different. Earlier, it was seen as possible to make strides in through various encryption methodologies. But, now privacy is an issue beyond hacking, but ensuring security of information is on another level. There is a lot more info in the hands of large corporations and government institutions. Our understanding of the privacy issue has changed a lot.

[@jnnx]

@@jgbalboa They didn’t lie to him, this is the raw footage.

[@bluecollar58]

Like breathing , some things you need.

[@kristopherdetar4346]

Watching this on an iPad, thank you Steve. Brilliant fellow that left us too soon.

[@hockeyfan7100]

He was a jerk who treated people horribly. Good riddance.

[@rasalghul9331]

Steve Jobs had a beautiful, elegant way of describing complex concepts in very simple, understandable ways.

[@gilberttorres8]

@Mia L I thought the same, that’s what salesperson do. They may talk out of their ass. He also doesn’t address questions he goes about a rant and brings up other subjects to change the conversation and not address the questions.

[@tusharniras]

Yeah! That’s what I was thinking

[@gero_dev]

Sort of like Elon. It's crazy

[@horo8090]

@Shez Nothing like Elon

[@typingcat]

If he's so smart, how come he's dead?

[@marvininthemiddle4586]

I’m watching this on an Apple iPhone, in the middle of an oil field, in 2021.

[@Miketar2424]

Isn't it amazing? This interview was not long ago in terms of how long society has existed, yet there you are holding a pocket computer watching this.

[@jkoblivion4175]

Don't blame yourself. It's not your fault.

[@HubbaBubba-r7y]

I watching this on iPad 12.9” Pro 512GB in 2024

[@HubbaBubba-r7y]

Ps. I was born 7 months after this interview 😆

[@kxmode]

I'm watching this as a hologram, on Titan, in 4237.

[@storyspace.realestate]

Clearly, what made him and Apple success was a crystal clear vision since the very beginning without any type of uncertainty.

[@georgeellison926]

Yes. I'm 6 years younger than Jobs, experienced the rise of Apple and personal computers in real time. Still, was struck repeatedly while reading "Steve Jobs" by Walter Isaacson just how clear and unwavering his vision was. You hit the nail on the head! I would strongly recommend that book to anyone interested. Fascinating guy, fascinating life. A true visionary, whatever his personal flaws.

[@Empresskimz]

Thank you for saying this.

[@Hawkgoulet]

Huh? Apple was a failure of a company for decades. They got it right with the iPhone

[@Mitch.Buchannon]

@@Hawkgoulet Apple II? iMac? iPod?

[@jpd66]

Pure unwavering conviction. Satoshi Nakamoto (Bitcoin), whoever he/she/ they were, had the same vision. People like this don't come around too often.

[@Surbhit7]

The clarity he had in that day and age is amazing.

[@justin_ooo]

probably the acid

[@MattFortier73]

@@justin_ooo I totally agree with Justin. The knowledge Jobs had and his age 25, fing amazing! What a futurist and pioneer in technology..... Jobs is such a workhorse in developing the future , he has no time to take a vacation! Unreal.........

[@JonDotExe]

@@justin_ooo Yeah I was about to say... the acid probably helped.

[@gazoo1982]

Steve was ahead of his time, he was a genius

[@88Doug]

That is a good point. He has that like, real early computer guy swag, like he invented it!

[@davyroger3773]

Holy shit where has this been? Imagine all the lost footage we'll never see.

[@wiscatbijles]

What about footage before footage. Imagine that.

[@Madame_Different]

I read once that Apple gave several feet of archives to the Computer History Museum if I am right. A mix of footages, pictures and files regarding Apple since the early days. Also, if you add the idea that many people who have been in touch directly with Jobs or relatives at anytime (work, events, etc...), a lot of rare things are missing.

[@davyroger3773]

@@wiscatbijles It really gets the imagination going

[@NuGanjaTron]

It's probably been sitting on Umatic in the broadcaster's vault. Umatic keeps a lot better than VHS garbage (so do the VCRs, for that matter). There's tons of cultural heritage buried on deteriorating video as we speak... uh, type.

[@SirMixALotRareMusic]

You're correct, this was taken from a Umatic.

[@theretoocs]

The word ‘genius’ really does apply to SJ. A brilliant visionary who has changed the way we live, work and communicate.

[@alekz1958]

I was 25 then and had no idea what I wanted to do with my life and I look at this interview and am in absolute aww at his drive this is probebly the best Steve jobs interview I have seen to show the real person he was . Thanks for sharing

[@skillfuldabest]

@zuck diggerman HIs life didn't suck. Having a purpose and following through is very rewarding.

[@paulogaspar8295]

I'm pretty sure he knew the questions and prepared before to do a perfect take. That's why he asked to repeat when he said a mistake.

[@BadMannerKorea]

@Technotroll Yeah except you didn't follow through and nobody has any evidence whatsoever of your visions of the future that turned out to be correct.

[@JohnBoyJoy]

He had a lot of drive to steal and be dishonest

[@Y-two-K]

Can't believe Steve was only 26 here. A titan among CEOs and business starters. RIP ol' Steve.

[@karstent.66]

Back in those days, people were more matured in their 20s. Nowadays, people are still like kiddies in their 30s.

[@theharshtruthoutthere]

@@karstent.66 When sharing advice/opinions/ about schools and doing drugs: Turn your advice about schools around, PARENTS HOMESCHOOL you own offspring, cause the government ain+t caring and have clearly said that many times. About drugs? Correct here, stay away. But there is one big problem none of us take into account: TVs - the most popular drugs in every household. Daily watching TV = doing drugs daily. The MK ULTRA MIND CONTROL - search, soul, and start giving out real valuable advice. Stop repeating whatever the TV (most powerful weapon formed against humans minds) spreads. And souls, homeschool your offspring fully out from school programs or the home-schooling of yours and homeschooling at all. Evolution of Television 1920-2020 (updated) - the greatest weapon ever created. And as we promo the A. I and all the ways it can be used, we promo deceiving others and being deceived.

[@sdsfgfhrfdgebsfv4556]

@@karstent.66 school system got worse

[@infringinator]

@@karstent.66 what has the MTV done to you son?

[@chibby0ne]

@@karstent.66 He definitively had a way with words, which is not that common anymore specially with young founders. No "ummm" or "like" fillers showing a streamlined clear thinking of ideas from mind to sound.

[@ramlongcat]

I'm amazed at how professional the interviewer is. Kinda blows my mind nobody credits him anywhere.

[@mikeminetti]

I feel the same way. Thought the questions themselves were excellent, especially considering back in 1981 most journalists would not be familiar with the topic. He did his homework.

[@Abrahamhamham]

I like the ending of the video where he repeats the questions. The guy is a solid interviewer. Perfect for the job.

[@thegrimyeaper]

They were all good back then. It's a circus now.

[@lecannois]

Looks and sounds like a very young Peter Jennings

[@parishaymakers]

@@lecannois that's got to be him

[@AboutThings_byTarif]

I love that this is the unedited tape. That question he asked to repeat is great insight into how these things happen.

[@PaperRaines]

Makes you wonder why he'd bother, no? It's still being recorded, and what would he have done during a live interview in front of an audience. It is interesting indeed

[@folksurvival]

@@PaperRaines It shows his ego.

[@christopherarmstrong2710]

5:34 Man riding a bicycle analogy (Scientific American article) 7:08 Technological disruption 8:37 Creative knowledge work. Creative work > technical drudgery work 10:05 1984 dystopian view = large centralized computers (top down). Mac's personal computer goal = decentralized & democratic (bottom up, antithesis of 1984) 10:46 “We describe our business as making *tools and not toys.* We’re really interested in providing that bicycle type of tool to the marketplace.” 12:00 Easy to use = most sophisticated = most expensive (technology) 12:24 Silicon Valley = entrepreneurial risk culture 18:50 Hiring advice

[@lemon-ade3857]

Does it make me dumb if I didnt understand what he talked about?

[@ShadowKrueger]

@@lemon-ade3857 I’d say no, just do more in depth look at yourself and expand your mind more. We’re all growing everyday never pass up the opportunity to learn more especially from Steve 😇

[@sebmiellet]

@@lemon-ade3857 Nope, it makes you smart to have listened

[@BillAnt]

2021: Your privacy is pretty much gone (well, it's actually stored in the cloud "securely"), and Apple is blocking proper repairs by independent repair shops by serializing their parts, disabling replacement cameras, etc. Steve would probably turn in his grave if he knew all this.

[@lukat9702]

@@lemon-ade3857 no

[@michaellouis5458]

Successful people don't become that way overnight. What most people see at a glance wealth, a great career, purpose-is the result of hard work and hustle over time. I pray that anyone who reads this will be successful in life..

[@edge3777]

Please I have been hearing about this Mrs Hanna macko from a colleague at work how do I easily get to her?

[@BB-hd7xh]

Hanna macko is a well known trade coach when it comes to investing

[@BB-hd7xh]

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[@BB-hd7xh]

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[@BB-hd7xh]

881

[@ray4493]

Some guys literally defined the way we live now and Steve sure is one of them. Can’t believe he was just 26 at that time.

[@Lakshya417]

Yes, he was genius.

[@yt-sh]

@@SD-hr4tr Steve had $60k contract when he was just 21, which is 270k today... edit: its 270k...

[@vip-cw1st]

@@yt-sh also tell what happened after 1981 apple stock just crashed

[@yt-sh]

@@vip-cw1st well he had stocks which crashed . he was rich so much he didnt care about money as much as the products he made...

[@vip-cw1st]

@@yt-sh his net worth dropped 10 times

[@raghuramucs8344]

Can't believe that Steve was so confident during 1981 on the future of 21st century computer world.

[@imranvp]

And CEO of a multimillion dollar company at age 25!!!

[@vtbluzplyr]

He had already been to the mountaintop and seen the future?

[@flawns]

he would say "they are all bozos"

[@alinn.4341]

its the 80's. you can see he has coke rushes all interview :)

[@scientificatheist9381]

Yes

[@JB-fh1bb]

Thank you thank you thank you to whoever let this unedited version out to the public

[@rishisinha1426]

All his ideas from 1984 are so accurate. The effort in drawing parallels from existing concepts and nature shows how much time he has spent in understanding and developing his approach. Genius.

[@melessa18]

acha.

[@kartikyadav7421]

@@melessa18 banau tera acha

[@JohnBoyJoy]

His ideas

[@theanimationcritictaylorri1264]

I love old footage like this mostly because it’s incredible how long the footage lasts if of course taken care of properly and it’s also insane that some videos if not the first video uploads in history say 17 - 18 years later.

[@baardbi]

I just absolutely love this clip. Both hearing Steve and taking a peek "behind the scenes" at the same time. This is a historical video.

[@derick3482]

why was the apple logo rainbow ???

[@alexb3443]

@@derick3482 they were the first computer company to offer color graphics

[@MrMarkOlson]

@@derick3482 Because the Bay Area in California. The rainbow was very present in in 1970s-80s Bay Area. There were perhaps more rainbows (in an arched shape) on cars then than even today.

[@juliedunken1150]

@@MrMarkOlson it was because the apple II was color

[@CardanoMfer]

I feel like a time traveler watching it on my phone.

[@focusstudios1296]

Really interesting, and what a burn “tv always seems to aim for the lowest common denominator...” ouch Thanks for the great content!

[@newmantopia]

TV has changed immeasurably since the 70s and 80s.

[@emilepapillon2275]

And ironically, so does social media nowadays..

[@NuGanjaTron]

@@newmantopia Yeah.... for the worse, as Steve predicted.

[@nafnaf0]

@eblman Yep, KZbin being much more customized can go into great detail. Some of vloggers on crypto go crazy and then can

[@LTH.DLM.]

sorry for the ignorance, but what does "lowest common denominator" stand for?

[@bluecheckmiya]

I see a lot of ppl comparing themselves and I just want to say… what made Steve, Steve, was the fact that he wasn’t trying to be anyone other than Steve. He was trying to embrace his mind and his ideas and his view of the world and its future. Nothing wrong with watching and learning but if we want to get to our highest selves, we cant keep comparing and contrasting. Just worry about being you and you’ll rise.

[@rudolfagyemang5006]

Thanks for the advice. Really good .

[@NOT_A_TOP_FAN]

Jeez...the first word I think of when watching this is VISIONARY like no other.... So much of what he said is spot on 40 years later.

[@gabrielfox457]

Sitting here at home 40 years after this was made in 2021 watching this on an Android phone just speaks volumes about what he's saying 😉 Steve Jobs was a visionary.

[@senju2024]

Except your phone should really be an iphone not an Android. WINK!!!

[@javaChai]

@@senju2024 bahaha I was gonna say the same

[@bookshorts9261]

@@senju2024 If you want a phone that is both cheaper and has more features, Android is the way to go. Apple only went to bigger screens a few years back because several Android phones had already gone that way.

[@JonathanRootD]

Apple isn't the innovator is used to be under Jobs.

[@sergvelazquez]

It feels like he's not speaking to society from 1981, he was talking about us in 2021. I just realized right now, watching this video on my iMac and checking my portfolio on the stock market on my iPhone this morning 😳

[@Brisius]

Wow, it’s so satisfying to read Steve’s biography, and watch him on KZbin a second later. Thank you technology

[@feederx08]

No problem

[@maximburgman]

It’s very special to see him as a young man, not fully sure of himself-and clearly very hard on himself when he finds himself short of perfection (maybe explains why he was hard on others)-yet there is no doubt that Steve is in there. Also shows how much he has continuously grown as a person over the years after this interview.

[@ErnisTheFirst]

Even Steve Jobs himself looks like Ashton Kutcher :D

[@travelinggirl8257]

Well....Ashton kind of looks like Steve :)

[@subzeroarctics1299]

I thought it was Kevin Malone

[@rbotton6272]

...did ..rip

[@epicon6]

Well duh, that's why Ashton got the movie

[@scanspeak00]

@Richard Hunting Just watched it, it was horrible!

[@mattkent2651]

An incredible interview. He was almost like Arthur C Clarke of computing. So evangelical and visionary. One of a select few.

[@drinkingpoolwater]

i was one of the kids in minnesota who steve mentioned. in 1989 i used an Apple 2 in elementary school. it was so futuristic back then to walk into a room full of computers. i still remember it to this day. this was in the minneapolis public school district. they had great facilities in those days.

[@JewLorad]

I am young guy I see what Apple is heading with there technology with Apple AR iPhone iPad

[@brittneyking4284]

@@JewLoradwhat do you mean?

[@kamratframjandet]

"Ask me in five years." - crazy smile - staring into the camera.

[@nowthatsinteresting313]

5 years later, he was no longer at Apple.

[@linux4923]

Watching this man converse is very encouraging for my own path that I want to take!

[@noorsyyed]

he was very clear and definitive in his thoughts and statements

[@thegoodguyalwayswins]

The crazy part is he was 25 years old here!!! wtf!!!!!!!!! He talks so much sense and reason at his young age, and he created Apple at 20!! This guy is unbelievable...

[@FRAMEDSKATEKREW69]

There was a lot less distractions in his time, although I love entertainment I wish I would have grown without it.

[@johnvonmartin7501]

80s culture was the

[@the_underearth6419]

This is standard communication for a lot of intelligent people and academics. It worries me to think that, in the 2020s, people think it's not normal.

[@Electrichead64]

I had already studied BASIC programming on an IBM 370 mainframe by this point and knew I wanted a career in computer science at age 16. In 1985 I bought my first computer, an Apple IIe, just as a hobby to help me learn. By 1989 I had my first professional job in IT (and I'm still in it). Even though I have always been a PC guy since because I support businesses, Steve Jobs has always been one of my idols. He was earth-staggering brilliant, and I love his visions about the user experience.

[@Underhills]

When 1984 was the future. This was the beginning of the greatest decade of all times.

[@bitterly_sorrying]

I woul want so much to live it again if I could!

[@blakeh8582]

Agree, innovation, women were fit, great music, fun times

[@maxwellschaphorst8574]

The greatest decade of all times hasn't happened yet

[@djflawless8730]

I am born 2005 but from what I see it seems like 80 and 90s were the best time to be alive

[@bobo0202]

@@djflawless8730 Correct, they were great decades.

[@mpeg2000]

Interesting how back then the journalist asked questions to really understand the matter instead of trying to frame him for his own agenda.

[@MoneyMike76]

Wow an amazing person with so much confidence, knowledge and intelligence He spoke the language of 21 century. just amazing and breathtaking interview May you Rest in peace you will never be forgotten Steve you gave so much to humanity You Changed the world beyond belief Thank you Mr Jobs

[@mikolajpaluch4927]

I Wonder What Steve Jobs Would Think About Todays IPhone

[@lopwidth7343]

@@mikolajpaluch4927 He would have fired the designers and people responsible to approving some of the worst "features" implemented. The iphone would look nothing like it does today. Camera bump, widgets, app library, notch, the big screens, would be absent imo

[@hastwper6682]

​@@mikolajpaluch4927 he's the man of innovation. he'd have stopped making iphones past iPhone 11. And worked on a project that would help humanity in better ways.

[@peterdawabi5676]

Actually, he (co-)created this language.

[@Ali_Almaliky]

Since he was young he had this confidence and unparalleled charisma that no other CEO in the valley had. Say what you say about him but he was one hell of CEO

[@nthny1875]

I never liked Steve Jobs... But I feel I should reconsider my opinion on him, now that I have a better understanding of his character after seeing this Interview.. He only knew success from an early age. A 400% growth in business every year from age 24 to the very day he died would warp anyone's expectations of others. Yes, he was a fucking asshole.. But nobody can ever say this man was not intelligent. This man was excellent at his job.

[@ashb001]

@@nthny1875 Good that youre able to hold both of those dissonant opinions at the same time. Most people let their personal likes or dislikes cloud their eventual judgement of a person.

[@fjames208]

True

[@Pepespizzeria1]

He got very lucky that he knew Steve Wozniak who invented the apple 2 which did really well despite jobs, he had one failed product after another working for apple then finally got the imac, he wasn't very good, he just has a cult following, really interesting person though

[@chouseification]

@@Pepespizzeria1 is spot on... Jobs is a complete and total douche, who is falsely believed to be some important figure; that is Woz. Every single project that Jobs brought to market either flopped or sucked cash from remaining Apple II sales. The original Mac was only usable to basically play simple games - it didn't have enough RAM to do any productivity software, graphics software, etc. It was a complete fraud.

[@ashjogalekar8814]

The thing that impresses me about this interview is the clarity which Jobs had even in 1981 about the future of computing.

[@truthbearer7891]

It’s cause he visited the Palo Alto Research Center in 1979 where group of engineers at Xerox basically built the foundation for modern computing that Jobs later copied and sold

[@joefuentes2977]

@@truthbearer7891 also don't forget Wozniak made the darn thing not Jobs 🤣

[@abhigyanganguly1988]

This clip is so candid. It really gives an insight on how he was as a person

[@melessa18]

acha.

[@kartikyadav7421]

@@melessa18 banau tera acha

[@michaelsavage9305]

I'm watching this on my macbook pro. incredible.

[@mr.purplepanther856]

was thinking the exact same thing

[@nimitacademy]

Watching this interview on an iPhone… his creation … sounds weird how they are discussing the feasibly of such a thing in future

[@NikolasPrivitera24]

I got an iPad1, it works perfectly after 13 years

[@kanalya1000chertey]

"adapt the computers more to the way people are familiar with doing things, so that people have to adapt less to the way computers do things" love it

[@trotro80]

Linux guys won't like this line :D

[@mlevy2429]

@@trotro80 fuck linux

[@gcg8187]

hahaha that's why I am a rubyist

[@cliftonortat513]

Hence why we still refer to pocket computers as "phones"

[@skyemac8]

There’s your answer. Why they made it.

[@bitronicc1887]

What would we be using personal computers in the home for, in the future? Well to watch this interview, of course.

[@u.v.s.5583]

I'm using mine to read the comments under this interview and interacting with them.

[@muirmustangsmediatv9464]

This whole video is awesome! As someone who’s used “Apple Computer” since ‘91 back in trade school, this is gold! Also, as a teacher in multimedia and tv production, the ending of this video with the B-Roll is also a practice we teach and I will definitely show this to my high school students. I’m in tears at the joy of how this video will be used in my classroom for educational purposes! Thank you!😢 🙏🏼

[@TREVAN]

God man... I just love the way Steve speaks so freakin much... it's so amazing... his level of awareness, his ability to use brilliant analogies to convey incredibly broad and vast ideas! Forever inspired!

[@joshn1678]

If only he'd listened to doctors and gotten actual cancer treatment, instead of thinking he could just eat fruit to cure himself.

[@chonathew]

25 years old!? Jeez, his communication skills are through the roof!

[@TruenorthmtGod]

You believe he is 25 here. Sure keep smoking

[@guitarmaniac004]

@@TruenorthmtGod he was 25 here though, this was filmed only a week before his 26th birthday.

[@chonathew]

@@TruenorthmtGod What @G B said. Also, they mention his age in the video. ALSO, what are we smoking?

[@humbertoflores2545]

@@TruenorthmtGod ..he was born in 1955, and this interview was in 1981, make the math..!

[@thegoodguyalwayswins]

@@TruenorthmtGod He made Apple at 20 years old and sold millions of computers by 21 and he started out with nothing. Even people double his age cannot do that

[@michaelmironenko455]

I love how his answers sounds like stories, so the listener not just get the answer, but understands why so.

[@kurtdewittphoto]

I must need sleep. I was expecting this to be a video of Steve partaking in several job interviews...

[@EstraNiato]

Spoiler: he got fired in the end

[@magyaradam8957]

Haha best comment

[@saiganesh3629]

This video is from 1981, but looking at him and the confidence he's speaking with, it feels like he has strong vision how life's going to be. and for me it feels like as if smartphones and digital world was already there, where in reality in 1981 it takes a lot to dream of such things.

[@insidiousmaximus]

if you were into technology at the time it would not of taken much to think of such things it would seem obvious.

[@bigbassjonz]

He said it would take about 10 years to for personal computers to really get a foothold in the home market. And he was right. We bought our first personal computer in 1990 and the rumblings of the internet were just around the corner.

[@collin355]

@@bigbassjonz and 25 years later everybody is now a phone zombie with no person to person social skills

[@bigbassjonz]

@@collin355 truth.

[@hectorescobar9450]

@@collin355 that is not the product’s problem, but the user.. is so silly how people scape accountability by blaming external factors

[@mrhand.j3bs]

Watching this interview and I stared at the MacBook Pro logo for a moment. just wow man. I feel the tranquility of that period from behind the screen. It was a quiet time with little noise. Smart devices are one of the most beautiful blessings we have ever had, but they have their taxes.

[@emmanuelay3956]

Wow.. to finally understand where the "bicycle for the mind" tagline comes from. 5:31 to 6:20

[@monad_tcp]

It actually comes from Alan Kay at the Xerox Parc.

[@Digi20]

So interesting to think of the circumstance that when this interview was done only a bit over 3 decades passed since the first mechanical computers right after WW2, yet the video as of now is 41 years old. he was closer in time to those monstrous machines than to our world, yet was so on point in describing the way the world would take in the next 10-20 years that he build his entire industry and life around it. really fascinating stuff.

[@Anti-FreedomD.P.R.ofSouthKorea]

Yup god bless the macintosh

[@tylerwalker492]

Really good comparison to establish perspective!

[@kangarht]

first mechanical computers were one hundred years BEFORE WW2. He is just a manager talking bullshit and having no idea how any of it works

[@hello.steve.newcomb]

The definition of a video ageing well. Like back to the future in real life.

[@QuickZ_]

25 years old and he had set up a complete new business area for the global market and was dominating it him self. When I was 25 I was still exploring alcohol and women and be part of average fun activities with no ambitions in life. Like a hamster in its wheel. Feels so odd in post perspective. At least I started getting ambitions in life as I hit 30.

[@broclub3855]

same feelings!

[@luigil8439]

And what new business area for the global market are you dominating now that you hit 30?

[@mrshickadance6815]

the first 30 years of your life you develop your habits. the second 30 years your habits develop you. if you hit 30 with the habits you do want to maintain, you’ll become who you want to be.

[@luigil8439]

@Mystic Editor And you are?

[@dailythings6052]

@@luigil8439 he is ceo of Tesla now

[@JeffFlowersgoogle]

(paraphrasing): "Would you say that in the 21st century personal computers would be as ordinary as a fridge..." To think that the actual answer (speaking in the 21st century) is "no" - as I have one fridge and I don't know how many computers/compute clusters I have in every room of my home. Amazing.

[@hardy2175]

What do you do? Mine bitcoin

[@dumbanimenerd4169]

@@hardy2175 I mean, I think everyone has more than one computer.

[@libraryofthoughts0]

@@hardy2175 Well, in a normal 2021 household you'd have plenty of computers in basically every appliance and personal computers. Fridges, TVs, consoles, lighting, kitchen appliances, clocks, laptops, tablets, phones, watches, cars, just to mention few😅 I calculated mine, and in my house i own 18 different computers.

[@xWIREDOGx]

“Adding to man’s inherent ability he already has.” I wish he were still here to give us his insight into the exponential growth of AI.

[@chivalrous_chevy1163]

Watching this on my Macbook Pro 2015. Amazing computer, i've had it for a long time and it's served me extremely well.

[@wills242]

You must not ask much if it 😂

[@brittneyking4284]

@@wills242you must of had ridiculously unrealistic expectations because, just like the commenter above, my Mac is still running smooth as ever.

[@PersnicketyRed]

My oldest Macintosh is 24 years old, and she stills run perfectly! ❤️ (I also have a 22 year old MacBook, a 13 year old MacBook, a 9 year old MacBook, and a 6 year old MacBook…all amazing machines! ❤️)

[@91DWay]

40 years later all of those small machines connected together and became Big Brother's wet dream

[@EinSofQuester]

So 1981 + 40 = 2021. So you think the internet did not exist before this year?

[@DrSpaceman42]

@@AndyBlackburnart yuuuup

[@alexm7765]

@@AndyBlackburnart Don't use those, then. No one is forcing you.

[@thrace_bot1012]

@@alexm7765 Good Sir unless you're an actual troglodyte living in a cave deep within some tropical rainforest with absolutely zero knowledge of how the internet works, I sincerely cannot believe a grown adult in 2021 would suggest that living in a vacuum without being influenced by user data harvesting or advertisement algorithms is somehow possible

[@robegatt]

That is why they pushed him. Nothing random on the world stage.

[@OfficialAceChoi]

sophisticated simplicity

[@coolie4u]

The reporter has good short term memory, I wouldn't be good at resaying some of the long sentences, guess that's why most people in TV use a teleprompter (talking about the end section of this videoclip). Great video, nice to watch to get some insight from the earlier days of Apple.

[@turkosmopolit633]

He is one of many who can visualize the world of tomorrow, but one of the few who actually implement what they visualize.

[@saniadamu7641]

He was a super intelligent human being that the fast growing computer and IT world miss!

[@murtazamohammadi9370]

Life is really short and can not believe that he is not among us anymore, what a pity losing such a person. he made a big changes in the world of technologies, god bless him

[@zetsugp8192]

Among us

[@richardbrusca1164]

I constantly learn from him ... 40n years later, and CONNECT THA DOTS...

[@mythoughts2355]

Watching this on iPad Air 5. In 2024.

[@3niknicholson]

On this day in '81 I was working a 16 hour shift on a ship offshore Brazil. My BBC Micro Model B back at home was my personal computer, but I loved my amazing original blue Sony Walkman more. Apple to me was the Beatles' record label: no way could I ever afford Apple computers. (Typed on a 2013 MacBook Pro, the best laptop I've had.)

[@dardanthaci]

It still amazes me today, how he gathered insights, confidence, and eloquence on himself yet he dropped out of university.

[@jthieme]

It's because university is one of the worst places for highly creative and self starting people. University is about group think and doing things the way it's been done in the past. That's like the exact opposite of Steve Jobs. Im not saying that university doesn't have its place, it certainly does. But more and more, universities are becoming increasingly worthless, however more expensive.

[@miguelfonseca9391]

Don't forget he's only 25 here

[@skfotedar]

And no KZbin and Wikipedia

[@Jj-rq9sp]

When you realize you are smarter than your teachers I guess the thought is what is the point. It sounded like he had a vision for the world from this video. He might have just wanted to get on with it and not waste any time. He certainly did achieve what he set out to do. Listening to him here I have become convinced that some people are just born different. He was only 25 and had already accomplished alot and was able to articulate so clearly his vision for the world as it relates to technology.

[@folksurvival]

Why is that amazing? Schools and universities destroy people's minds.

[@tracygore9294]

His grasp of the past and present lent itself to his prescience of the future. Breathtaking brilliance!

[@yoel-c2k]

Thank you for uploading this!

[@bluekanishk1]

Thanks for putting this up for viewing. Real gem

[@sdfgsgsdgs]

Look at Zuckerberg or other nowadays CEOs giving interviews and look at this guy. Simply sincere, down to earth, words banging with information, not mocking at any moment....

[@sdfgsgsdgs]

@@aaayyy1953 yes he's an asshole true that. But not a mockup sneaky liar.

[@dylanfgarrison]

Holy sh*t they only had one camera and had to reshoot all the questions from a different angle!?! Amazing :)

[@bitterly_sorrying]

But the year was 1981 !!! Millions of persons would give everything if they can go back and live again in this so cosy ,sweet,wonderful year , the year of their own fairtyale -like childhood or thrilling teenhood or sweet early youth....

[@dylanfgarrison]

@@bitterly_sorrying yep. I was 2 :). A great time to be alive.

[@Jj-rq9sp]

Oh thanks for the explanation. I was wondering why he had to ask the qs again.

[@dm8579]

Still pretty much a standard procedure to shoot with one camera.

[@semjasesemjase2826]

reporting live from the year 2024!... you put us into this mod life hell steve!!. all day we flicker thru shorts, reels, tiktoks and neglect our friends, kids, wives, homework, duties, errands.. thanx for the technology you gave us...

[@brittneyking4284]

@semjasesemjase2826 the entitlement and the way you confidently misdirected your frustration. Let’s make it clear: we are better with technology than we are without it. Granted there are cons of technology usage but that’s more so after Steve had passed. You and everyone else have the responsibility to control one’s technology usage. No one told you to neglect your life, daily tasks, or loved ones. That’s a choice you’ve made..

[@bigc2626]

Such a young man here and even then he only had 30 years left, poor guy. There was so much more left in him when he passed.

[@stonkodactyl9210]

"A tool that can amplify an inherent ability that he has." - next time I see someone (which will be tomorrow no doubt) parked at a green light slack-jawed and texting I'm gonna remember that statement

[@Corean_Jesus]

He being responsible for PC being mainstream and also the evolution of that to the Smartphone is an interesting Role he played in the history of humanity

[@jpalmz1978]

He could see it happening (as a visionary) but Apple didn’t make a major hole in the consumer market back then - it was companies like Commodore, Atari and Sinclair with low cost devices that got there first. IBM and Amstrad took a major chunk of the x86 market especially in Europe. The Lisa and Macintosh were too ahead of their time price v’s performance wise. It was all experience for him for when he bounced back in the 90’s and beyond.

[@elonmusk352]

When you are intelligent enough to copy others then any thing is possible

[@sunxero8321]

I really enjoyed this, thank you.

[@phidip2328]

"...and I know the privacy is very hot in the media these days" Oh, Steve, if you only knew the dumpster fire of privacy and technology 40 years in the future.

[@canadude6401]

18:37 Steve: "no, I havent taken a vacation in a long time... that's how I measure whether I am successful is whether I can take off for 3 months.... so far I am not successful" Interviewer: "Ya, well, someday huh?" Steve: (enthusiastically) "oh yeah" Safe to say his hard work paid off and he became very successful

[@yoloswag6242]

He never took any time off even after saying that 😂

[@RogerBarraud]

I have to wonder whether he ever did get that 3-month break (apart from during his illnesses)?

[@u.v.s.5583]

@@RogerBarraud AFAIK he is resting right now.

[@randomfella8084]

That insight for that time period is wild! If i lived in 1981, I'd have 0 clue of what was being said here. Ofcourse all of this makes sense in modern times but 1981.. he knew his shit. Excellent CEO.

[@alanmead9830]

Apart from seeing a young Steve Jobs, it was interesting at the end to see all the raw footage and the way the camera angles are staged. He certainly nailed some big issues, like how difficult these computers were to use. But I was struck by how much my life has been affected by his early vision. I learned to program on an Apple II (like the kids from MN that he mentioned) because BASIC was the OS. You were confronted with a command prompt and you had to type BASIC code to have the computer do anything at all. As a kid using a computer lab without access to floppies or a hard drive, I found coding interesting, but most of the kids in my school had little interest or inclination. In contrast, I'm sure all the applications Steve spoke about used pre-written code and data stored on some kind of drive, which would have vastly increased the cost of the computer. Tape was the low-end storage solution, but I don't recall ever seeing a tape drive for the Apple II. I don't recall when Apple introduce graphical user interfaces, but 10 years after this interview when I could afford my first computer, they were still low-powered and hard to use. A 386SX with a 32MB HD was > $1000 and ran DOS and connected to the university modems at 2400 BAUD.

[@ninedude]

What an amazing interview. This guy is a genius. He was way ahead of his time. I wish I could meet him. But his legacy lives on. Yo, I'm still making beats on my original MacBook pro from 2013. What an incredible machine. 10 years old and she's still running strong, factory fresh with that new car smell. Truly. He was a master of transistor design and electric mechanical art. 🍎🌈

[@shuggyconehead1256]

This is wild. As I’m watching on my Apple iPhone. Steve Jobs was a legend and it’s crazy how advanced his mind was.

[@eugenepowerhouse2487]

The man was smart, a genius. He described 100% accurately what will happen.

[@0raffie0]

He just repeated what he was told by actual smart people.

[@fjames208]

Yes he saw the future...a visionary

[@freighttrain7143]

@@mike.1 1. Because it's virtually irrelevant. and 2. Because giving the power BACK to the centralized MegaCorps is exactly the opposite of what we should do today, or what Jobs wanted people to do then. 3. The entire concept was DE-centralization, Cloud is just another effort to RE-centralize that power and control.

[@lantrick]

@@0raffie0 lol.Just because that's what YOU do doesn't mean that's what everyone does...

[@lantrick]

@@mike.1 "Cloud computing" is a marketing term. Network storage, network servers etc. was what "personal computers" were moving away from.

[@MacinMindSoftware]

Right at the time of this interview, Jobs is earnestly pushing forward with the Mac and realizes the Apple II will be obsolete. Exactly one week after this interview many people working on the Apple II are fired and a few good people are moved to the Mac team which was already well underway. Steve expects the Mac to be released in one year. It will be 3 years but this is what he's hinting at in this interview.

[@HVASEA]

Brilliant man... Who knew he would change the world of computing as we know it. It is because of the optimist like Steve that the world progresses

[@feederx08]

The first time I met him, he threw me out of a moving limo. 😂

[@haniffhaniff5764]

That was just 10 days after I was born :)

[@kubricksghost6058]

Steve was answering the filler conversations at the end much more relaxed and naturally. I actually wanted to hear about his management approach MORE than the typical computer visionary stuff.

[@feederx08]

He was awesome! Screaming at people. Hitting them with furniture, breaking bones. Then the next day, the guy would limp in and beg for his job back

[@kubricksghost6058]

@feederx08 which porno sites have u been visiting mate?

[@brittneyking4284]

@@feederx08lmao, if you don’t care about the man then why are you here? 😂

[@joeloverti672]

Looking at my iPhone during this interview we now have personal computers we can hold in our hand.

[@bat__bat]

You don't seem handicapped. Did you choose iPhone bc it was trendy? Or was it a gimmick like Facetime that got you? Truly curious.

[@sergeys7771]

@@bat__bat people buy iPhones for quality, and Androids when they are poor and are ok with shitty products.

[@user-ky1dw4fp4e]

@@bat__bat you do know how ios is crafted with its hardware. Or u have never used an iPhone. Even a 7 year old iphone would work smoothly unlike an android

[@isaiahmelton5448]

Crazy I’m looking at this on my iPhone

[@dhariri]

"Can I take that question again?" Love that

[@GizmoMaltese]

Reveals that his answers are rehearsed. He's not talking about the evolution of engines off the top of his head.

[@aaronschulze1250]

@@GizmoMaltese well I guess 90% of interviews are rehearsed nowadays

[@GizmoMaltese]

@@aaronschulze1250 Yeah, but when you don't know that you believe people are smarter than they really are. For all we know some flunky researched and wrote these talking points. Of course, Jobs was a genius but I think he was more a creative genius than a technical one.

[@briankarcher8338]

@@GizmoMaltese Well of course. Do you go into a job interview unprepared? And if you did go in unprepared, how well do you think you would do?

[@GizmoMaltese]

@@briankarcher8338 Yeah, but here he is scripted. He went off script and had to redo it. When I didn't know he was basically reciting a rehearsed script, I was impressed by the depth of knowledge of historical manufacturing. I'mn to really knocking him. The older I get the more I realize how good people are at creating an image.

[@monocogenit1]

He was more of a salesman than anything, which at that time, selling computers to individuals would have probably been difficult.

[@shrimpflea]

Agreed. A visionary and a salesman. But very articulate for 25 years old. Using that knowledge of past tech was a brilliant way to illustrate his vision.

[@camw9133]

I was 3 years old in Feb 81. I'm old af

[@rx6277]

The power of Steve Jobs, is that he never doubted his convictions and belief. When the path it's so strong you are like a train running on trails you know where you are going. The thing we should consider it's the fact that are the winners that write the history, and this is the reason why we hear only these winning stories...there are other tons of similar personalities that are were so convinced about their belief but they get them wrong....we will never hear that stories!

[@lofivibes-techanimestudios281]

100%

[@cezartorescu]

even if he never invented anything, but just exploited other people that currently are fading away in history. I bet a lot of people have no idea who Steve Wozniak is. But hey, who really appreciates the true genius :))

[@Skeybaba]

@@cezartorescu A lot less people would've known Wozniak without Steve.

[@doctorpanigrahi9975]

Yeah, it's called Survivor's bias.

[@vidsmss7609]

If the date is accurate, this interview was a few days before his 26th birthday.

[@watcher616]

I don't know why I feel more confident and hopeful after watching this.

[@FineTvframes]

Its nice to hear a smart person talking without saying the word "Right" after every sentence...

[@ikki-gaming8933]

Right..