R.I.P. Steve Jobs

[Atomic_Skull]

As for how Steve Jobs has relevance to our ability to play FFXI, in short: Without Steve Jobs, the Apple II would never have taken off - would never have been made, most likely. Without the Apple II, the Personal Computer would not have become A Thing.

It always amazes me how the latte cult have convinced themselves that Jobes created the entire PC industry in a vacuum.

The idea of a personal computer was not new and had been around in various forms since the 50's. There were computers that would be recognized today as a "PC" to the casual observer as early as 1973 (the Xerox Alto). Commodore had the PET in development at around the same time the Apple II was being developed targeted at the same market segment (educational use).

Also the Atari 400/800 and the Commodore VIC 20, and C64 did far more to popularize the home computer than the Apple II ever did.

Saying that home PCs would not exist if not for the Apple II is like saying that computer viruses would not exist if not for Elk Cloner.

I know because I personally watched it happen (my first computer was a VIC 20 btw)