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    Walter Isaacson Great Innovators e-book boxed set

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      first car of, 18

      first computer seen by, 8

      first desktop computer seen by, 17

      first experience with electronics, 6–7

      first girlfriend of, 31

      first work experience of, 17–18

      40th birthday party of, 283

      50th birthday party of, 457–58

      hallucinogenic drugs used by, 31–32, 35

      health issues of, 333–34, 452–53, 456, 476

      hygiene of, 82–83

      illegitimate child of, 88–90, 256

      India sojourn of, 46–48, 570

      intensity of, xviii, 38, 172, 223, 561, 564

      legacy of, 306, 534–35, 567–70

      liver transplant of, 482–84, 489

      low pass filter of, 120–21

      LSD used by, 10, 41, 384

      management focus mantra of, 359

      marijuana used by, 18–19, 32

      marriage of, 272–74

      in middle school, 13–14

      mood swings of, 157, 195, 223, 548

      music passion of, 19, 25–26

      Narcissistic Personality Disorder ascribed to, 265–66

      offensive behavior of, 5, 32, 43, 56, 64, 91, 101, 118, 119, 121–23, 124, 142, 146, 157, 166, 178, 195–96, 198, 223, 225, 461–62, 489, 565

      Palo Alto home of, 274–77, 278

      patents of, 375

      perfectionism of, 74, 183, 315, 513, 561, 566

      philanthropy and, 105–6, 423–24, 543

      as prankster, 12–13, 16, 26

      in primal scream therapy, 50

      product launches and, 165–67

      reality distortion field of, see reality distortion field

      religion and, 14–15

      resignation letters of, 215–16, 217, 557–59

      Russia visit of, 209–10

      selections on iPod of, 412–14

      sense of abandonment of, 4–5, 12, 50–51

      social awkwardness of, 13–14

      stare of, 38, 106, 172, 191, 193, 201, 203, 206, 303

      stock options matter and, 364–66, 448–50, 477

      30th birthday celebration of, 188–90

      Time profiles of, 106–7, 139–41

      topography obsession of, 130–31

      20th wedding anniversary of, 529–30

      vegetarianism of, 35–36, 82, 96, 155, 185, 260, 312, 454

      in White House visit, 192–93

      whole-widget approach of, 137–38

      worldview of, 119–20, 230, 315–16, 561

      Wozniak’s remote device episode and, 193–94

      yacht planned by, 528–29

      Zen Buddhism interest of, 15, 34–36, 41, 48–50, 128, 262, 564, 570

      Johnson, Ron, xiv 369–73, 377, 536

      Jones, Carr, 275

      Jones, Jeff, 524

      Joplin, Janis, 57, 413

      Joy, Bill, 236

      Juan Carlos I, King of Spain, 228

      Jump Back (Rolling Stones), 412

      Jung, Andrea, 321, 481

      Junod, Tom, 478

      Justice Department, U.S., 323

      Kac, Mark, 566

      Kahney, Leander, 138

      Kahng, Stephen “King,” 336

      kanban (manufacturing principle), 225

      Kapor, Mitch, 159, 188–89, 224

      Kare, Susan, 131–32, 144, 152, 221, 232–33

      Karen O, 500

      Katzenberg, Jeffrey, xiv 248, 284–87, 288, 292, 436

      ants movies rivalry and, 427–30

      Kawasaki, Guy, 298

      Kay, Alan, 95, 238, 474–75

      Kazaa, 394, 402

      Keenan, Joe, 72

      Kehoe, Louise, 304, 309

      Kennedy, Bobby, 331

      Kenyon, Larry, 123

      Kepler, Johannes, 561

      Kerwin, Pam, 241–42, 244–46, 431

      Kesey, Ken, 57, 58

      Keys, Alicia, 413

      KGB, 209

      Kincaid, Bill, 383

      Kindle, 503, 534

      King, B. B., 413, 487

      King, Martin Luther, 330

      King Lear (Shakespeare), 19

      Kissinger, Henry, xx, 28–29, 313

      Kitchen, Steve, 196

      Klein, Joel, 323, 509

      Kodak, 333

      Komoto, Hidetoshi, 147

      Kot, Greg, 423

      Kottke, Daniel, xv, 38–39, 45, 49–50, 51, 56, 67–68, 70, 86, 87, 89, 90, 140, 432, 497

      Apple stock options issue and, 103

      in India, 47

      SJ’s friendship with, 34–36, 103

      Kriegspiel (game), 35

      Kumbh Mela (festival), 46

      Lack, Andy, 400–401, 406, 407, 416–17, 421

      Lady and the Lamp (film), 243

      Land, Edward, xix, 8, 207, 567

      Lang, Don, 43

      Lang, Larry, 10–11, 16–17

      Langer, Andy, 396

      Lappé, Frances Moore, 36

      lasers, 15

      Lashinsky, Adam, 361, 531

      Lasseter, John, xv, 238, 239, 240, 244, 284–87, 289, 290, 291, 304, 438, 446, 452, 458

      animated film by, 247–48

      background of, 242–43

      Disney-Pixar merger and, 440–43

      Pixar headquarters and, 430–32

      SJ’s admiration of, 426–27

      “Toy Story” idea of, 285–86

      Last Tycoon, The (Fitzgerald), 189

      Lauren, Ralph, 251, 370

      League for Spiritual Discovery (LSD), 33

      Leary, Timothy, 33, 57–58

      Led Zeppelin, 402

      “Lemmings” (advertisement), 187

      Lennon, John, 51, 330, 331, 374, 524

      Lennon, Sean, 180

      Leonardo da Vinci, 80, 568

      Let It Be (Beatles), 412

      Levinson, Art, 321, 371, 447, 453, 454, 465, 481, 501–2, 518, 520–21, 558

      Levitt, Arthur, 321

      Levy, Joe, 412

      Levy, Steven, 166, 355, 393, 412

      Lewin, Dan’l, xv, 125, 214, 223, 231

      NeXT and, 212–13, 224

      Lewinsky, Monica, 278

      Lewis, Jerry Lee, 487

      Libya, 258

      Life, 14–15

      “Like a Rolling Stone” (song), 494, 570

      Lin, Maya, 127

      Lion King, The (film), 434, 439

      Lisa Computer, 110–12, 129, 130, 144, 145, 150–51, 154, 181, 200

      Atkinson and, 99–101

      converted to Mac XLS, 186–87

      failure of, 141, 160, 186

      initial concept of, 93

      launch of, 141

      Macintosh’s rivalry with, 136–37

      mouse of, 100–101

      name of, 93

      screen background of, 99–100

      “Little Green” (song), 414

      Little Mermaid, The (film), 242

      Lockheed Missiles and Space Division, 9

      Loewy, Raymond, 127

      Lohr, Steve, 282

      Los Angeles Times, 429

      Lost (TV show), 438, 497

      Lost Father, The (Simpson), 258

      Lost World, The: Jurassic Park (film), 307

      Lotus (software), 224

      “Love Is Just a Four-Letter Word” (song), 412

      “Love Lounge, The,” 432

      LSD, 19, 41, 57, 107

      Lucas, George, 238–40, 243

      Lucasfilm, 239–41, 243

      Luxo Jr. (film), 243–44, 446

      Lyons, Daniel, 494–95, 496

      Ma, Yo-Yo, 413, 424–25

      MacBook, 347

      MacBook Pro, 468

      McCartney, Paul, 524

      McCollum, John, 19–20, 21

      Mac G4 Cube, 445, 448, 459

      McGuinness, Paul, 421

      Macintosh, xvii, 7, 41, 99, 207, 229, 230, 234, 239, 337, 348, 379, 396, 445, 463, 474, 513, 526, 554, 562, 563, 565, 569

      Baez shown prototype of, 251

      Bicycle proposed as name for, 115

      bundling proposal and, 176

      circuit board of, 133–34


      clones of, 335–36, 447

      design of, 127–28, 133–34

      desktop metaphor and, 127

      disk drive of, 145–47, 186, 200

      engineer team of, 113–15

      factory construction of, 182–84

      fonts of, 130–31

      Hertzfeld and, 113–14, 128–31, 161, 166–67, 190–91

      hidden craftsmanship of, 133–34

      icons of, 131

      Intel chip in, 492

      launch of, 160–61, 167–70, 353–54

      licensing proposals and, 138–39

      Lisa design team and, 181

      Lisa’s rivalry with, 136–37

      media coverage of, 165–66

      Microsoft and, 173–75, 177–79

      name of, 109, 142

      nickname of, 186

      1984 ad campaign for, 159, 160–65, 169, 187, 226, 325, 331, 516

      1985 ad campaign for, 187–88

      OSX system of, 366–67, 380

      packaging of, 134

      price debate and, 157–58, 195

      QuickDraw package of, 169–70

      Raskin’s vision for, 109–10, 128

      research team of, 109–10

      Russia sales of, 209–10

      sales of, 186, 195, 295

      screen of, 129–30

      SJ-Gates relationship and, 173–76

      SJ-Raskin clashes and, 110–14

      SJ’s end-to-end concept and, 137–39

      SJ’s European tour and, 184–85

      team departures and, 190–92

      title bar of, 131–32

      McIntosh Laboratory, 109

      McKenna, Regis, xv, 79, 85, 91, 93, 141, 151, 155, 162, 165, 188, 202, 215, 521–22

      McLean, Don, 413

      McLeod, Gordon, 508

      MacPaint, 180

      Macromedia, 336

      Macworld, 298

      Macworld conferences, 307–8, 322–26, 329, 336, 339, 366–67, 385, 415, 478, 479–80, 560

      Gates and, 325–26

      SJ’s keynote speech at, 322–23, 325

      Macy’s, 73, 164, 196

      Madonna, 402, 502

      Maffei, Greg, 324–25

      Magical Mystery Tour (Beatles), 412

      Maharaj-ji (Neem Karoli Baba), 37, 45, 46, 91, 543

      Malone, Michael S., 14, 307

      Manifesto (advertising campaign), 498–500

      Manock, Jerry, 73–74, 117, 128–29

      Mansfield, Bob, 460

      marijuana, 18–19

      Markkula, Mike, xv, 63, 82, 84, 101, 102, 105, 109, 113, 116, 131, 134, 147, 148–49, 168, 192, 204, 205, 208, 213, 215, 220, 298, 301, 310, 347, 351, 355

      Apple joined by, 75–76

      Apple left by, 319–20

      Apple II and, 80–81

      iMac preview and, 353

      1984 ad reaction of, 164

      SJ’s relationship with, 78

      Markoff, John, 57, 291, 384

      Marsalis, Wynton, 402

      Marshall, George, 457

      Martin, Steve, 290

      Maslin, Janet, 290

      Mayer, John, 413

      Meet the Beatles! (Beatles), 412

      Mellencamp, John, 413

      “Mellow Yellow” (song), 414

      Merwin, Mike, 209

      Michelangelo, 568

      microprocessor, 10

      Microsoft, 84, 136, 137, 158, 245, 289, 295, 296, 320, 334, 381, 463, 464, 467, 474, 495, 513, 518, 531, 533–34, 561, 562, 568, 569

      federal lawsuit against, 323

      goes public, 227

      iTunes Store reaction of, 403–4

      Macintosh and, 173–75, 177–79, 324–25

      MSN service of, 407

      NeXT and, 229, 231–32, 236–37

      Sand project of, 173

      Microsoft DOS, 177

      Microsoft Excel, 174–76, 230, 323, 324, 326

      Microsoft Media Player, 383

      Microsoft Multiplan, 173

      Microsoft Office, 326

      Microsoft Windows, 177–79, 230, 335, 515, 528, 534, 554

      1.0, 323

      2.0, 323

      3.0, 296

      95, 291

      iPod and, 404–6

      iTunes and, 404–6, 463

      NT, 298

      Microsoft Word, 160, 174, 176, 230, 324, 326

      Microsoft Zune, 406–7, 409

      Mies van der Rohe, Ludwig, 126

      Milner, Duncan, 332, 391, 498–500

      Minsky, Marvin, 185

      Miss Spider’s Tea Party (Madonna), 502

      “Mr. Tambourine Man” (song), 417

      Mitchell, George, 438, 442

      Mitchell, Joni, 414

      Mitterrand, Danielle, 184

      Mitterrand, François, 184, 185

      Miyake, Issey, 128, 256, 362, 532

      MobileMe, 531–33

      Moby-Dick (Melville), 19

      Modern Times (Dylan), 417

      Mok, Clement, 183

      Monkees, 413

      Monsters, Inc. (film), 432–33

      Moore, Fred, 59–60, 61

      Moore, Gordon, 9–10

      Moore, Henry, 151

      Moore’s Law, 10

      Morgan Stanley, 104

      Morita, Akio, 361

      Moritz, Michael, 90, 106–7, 139, 140

      Morris, Doug, 399–401, 403, 479

      Morrison, Van, 411

      Mossberg, Walt, 379, 463, 491, 503, 531

      MOS Technologies, 60

      “Mother” (song), 51

      Mother of All Demos, 58

      Motorola, 335, 446–47, 465–66

      6800 microprocessor of, 60

      6809 microprocessor of, 109–10

      68000 microprocessor of, 110

      Motorola Starmax, 447

      Motown, 399

      Mozart’s Brain and the Fighter Pilot (Restak), 424

      MP3 (music format), 383, 385–87

      MTV, 166

      Mucusless Diet Healing System (Ehret), 36

      Müller, Marcel, 38

      Mumford, Lewis, 57

      Murdoch, James, 504, 508

      Murdoch, Rupert, 504, 507–9

      Murray, Joyce, 206

      Murray, Mike, xv, 139, 152, 195–96, 197, 200, 203–4, 206

      Muse (band), 498

      Museum of Modern Art (New York), 445

      music industry, 394–95, 398, 399–400, 503

      MusicMatch, 406

      MusicNet, 395, 403, 404

      Myth of the Machine, The (Mumford), 57

      Napster, 382, 394, 402

      Narcissistic Personality Disorder, 265–66

      NASDAQ, 379

      National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), 8–9

      National Medal of Technology, 192–93

      National Press Club, 228

      National Security Agency, 241

      National Semiconductor, 75, 79, 296, 297

      NBC, 400

      Negroponte, Nicholas, 185

      Nepal, 106

      netbook concept, 494

      Netflix, 545

      Netscape, 291

      Neville Brothers, 410

      Newman, Randy, 288, 432

      News Corp., 507–8

      newser.com, 523

      Newsweek, 165–66, 218, 236, 290, 323, 355, 393, 445, 494, 495–96

      Newton (Apple), 308–9, 338, 385

      Newton, Isaac, 69

      New York Post, 507

      New York Times, 228, 233, 281, 290, 291, 384, 408, 411, 451, 478, 494, 498, 504–5, 516

      NeXT, xviii, 166, 245, 246, 259, 268, 297, 363, 374, 445, 447, 458

      Apple and, 213–15, 217–18, 221–22, 298–300, 305–6

      Apple’s staff “raid” on, 213–15

      bundled features of, 224–25, 234

      circuit board of, 222, 233–34

      design of, 222–23

      electronic book of, 234–35

      failure of, 293–94

      finances of, 226–28

      Gates and, 229–30, 236–37

      headquarters of, 223–24

      IBM and, 231–32

      idea behin
    d, 211–12, 214

      late release of, 234–36

      launch of, 232–35

      Lewin and, 212–13, 224

      licensing issue and, 231–32

      logo of, 219–21

      matte finish of, 223

      Microsoft and, 236–37

      name of, 219

      NextStep system of, 231–32, 294

      operating system of, 366

      optical disk of, 234–35

      Perot and, 227–28

      price of, 235

      reaction to, 236

      retreats of, 226

      sales of, 237

      unseen craftsmanship in, 223

      Ng, Stan, 387

      Nicks, Stevie, 479

      Nietzsche, Friedrich, 119

      Nine Inch Nails, 397

      1984 (Orwell), 162

      Nocera, Joe, 223, 451, 478

      Noer, Michael, 497–98

      No Line on the Horizon (U2) 424

      Norton, Jeffrey, 494

      Novel (parlor game), 548

      Noyce, Robert, 9–10, 121, 537

      Obama, Barack, 495, 497, 555

      SJ’s dinner for, 545–47

      SJ’s meeting with, 544–45

      Obama administration, 258

      Oh Mercy (Dylan), 412

      Omen, The (film), 69

      “One Too Many Mornings” (song), 416

      Ono, Yoko, 180, 331, 374, 418

      OpenMind (mental health network), 265

      Oppenheimer, J. Robert, 363

      Oppenheimer, Peter, 460, 557

      Oracle, 283, 296, 349, 372, 545

      Oregon Feeling Center, 50

      O’Reilly, Bill, 508

      Ornish, Dean, 454

      Orwell, George, 160, 162, 169

      Osborne, Adam, 123, 135

      Ostrovsky, Alex, 410

      Otellini, Paul, xv, 447–48, 492, 493

      Otogawa, Kobun Chino, see Chino, Kobun

      Outkast, 418

      “Outlaw Blues” (song), 417

      Ovitz, Michael, 436–37

      Oxford Dictionary of Quotations, 225

      Oxford University Press, 224

      Oyama, Terry, 128–29

      Ozzie, Ray, 533–34

      Packard, David, xix, 9, 25, 306, 534–35, 569

      Page, Larry, 275, 511–12, 552

      Page, Rich, 136–37, 212, 214

      Palm, 459

      Palmisano, Sam, 333

      Panasonic, 356–57

      Pantone company, 83

      Paris Review, 255

      Parker, Maynard, 236

      Parrish, Maxfield, 91

      Pascal (computer language), 94

      P.A. Semi, 492–93

      Patton, George S., 2

      Patton (film), 203–4, 206

      Paulsen, David, 225

      PayPal, 410

      PBS, 227

      PC World, 395–96

      Pearlstine, Norman, 330

      Pearson Education, 511

      Peddle, Chuck, 72

      Pei, I. M., 128, 180, 224

      People’s Computer Company, 59

      PepsiCo., 149–52

      corporate headquarters of, 151–52

      Perfect Thing, The (Levy), 412

      Perkins, Tony, 295, 395

      Perot, Ross, 227–28, 231

      Personal Computer Festival, 70, 71

      Pfeifer, Herbert, 194

      Philips Electronics, 385, 388

     


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