• When Tech Gods Were Mortal Men

    Anyone who knows tech knows certain names--Gates, Jobs, Woz, Kamen, Stringer--but before they became legends, they were busy doing, well, some curious stuff. Here's a glance at their lives circa 1979:

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    Steve Jobs

    Now: Just returning to daily work at Apple after a prolonged health scare, he's still one of the most powerful--and recognizable--names in the industry.

    Then: This was the year Steve started work on the Lisa, but also the year he became kind of a square. This happened in stages: he bought his first house; began his lifelong Mercedes habit; trimmed his hippie mop; bought some suits; and became a father--at least as far as the courts were concerned--to his daughter, Lisa Nicole. Sellout. [Source]

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