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.

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  • @hadi_177re
    @hadi_177re Před 2 lety +1261

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

    • @chattycathydoll
      @chattycathydoll Před 2 lety +124

      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
      @GRACIE342 Před 2 lety +26

      You got this. Hang in there! 😊

    • @GRACIE342
      @GRACIE342 Před 2 lety +13

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

    • @shythefoxx
      @shythefoxx Před rokem +9

      Mood

    • @Hordaric
      @Hordaric Před rokem +16

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

  •  Před 3 lety +1490

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

    • @jgbalboa
      @jgbalboa Před 3 lety +3

      @eblman huh?

    • @jgbalboa
      @jgbalboa Před 3 lety +11

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

    • @adityaroy7616
      @adityaroy7616 Před 3 lety +7

      @@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
      @jnnx Před 3 lety +31

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

    • @bluecollar58
      @bluecollar58 Před 2 lety +2

      Like breathing , some things you need.

  • @Y-two-K
    @Y-two-K Před rokem +432

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

    • @karstent.66
      @karstent.66 Před rokem +34

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

    • @theharshtruthoutthere
      @theharshtruthoutthere Před rokem

      @@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
      @sdsfgfhrfdgebsfv4556 Před rokem +14

      @@karstent.66 school system got worse

    • @infringinator
      @infringinator Před rokem +5

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

    • @sethabel4315
      @sethabel4315 Před rokem +3

      This is so wild. My mother was five months pregnant with me. Lol.

  • @alekz1958
    @alekz1958 Před rokem +125

    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
      @skillfuldabest Před rokem +4

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

    • @paulogaspar8295
      @paulogaspar8295 Před rokem +4

      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.

    • @technotroll
      @technotroll Před rokem +1

      I was 25 and wanted to do revolutionary stuff, except I didn't know anyone in funding.

    • @BadMannerKorea
      @BadMannerKorea Před rokem +2

      @@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.

    • @technotroll
      @technotroll Před rokem

      @@BadMannerKorea If so, then I am Elisha Gray.

  • @Surbhit7
    @Surbhit7 Před 3 lety +530

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

    • @justin_ooo
      @justin_ooo Před 2 lety +31

      probably the acid

    • @MattFortier73
      @MattFortier73 Před 2 lety +13

      @@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
      @JonDotExe Před 2 lety +9

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

    • @gazoo1982
      @gazoo1982 Před 2 lety +8

      Steve was ahead of his time, he was a genius

    • @88Doug
      @88Doug Před 2 lety +1

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

  • @rasalghul9331
    @rasalghul9331 Před 2 lety +1373

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

    • @gilberttorres8
      @gilberttorres8 Před 2 lety +22

      @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
      @tusharniras Před 2 lety +2

      Yeah! That’s what I was thinking

    • @gero_dev
      @gero_dev Před 2 lety +5

      Sort of like Elon. It's crazy

    • @horo8090
      @horo8090 Před 2 lety +11

      @Shez Nothing like Elon

    • @typingcat
      @typingcat Před 2 lety +2

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

  • @ramlongcat
    @ramlongcat Před rokem +12

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

    • @mikeminetti
      @mikeminetti Před 8 měsíci +4

      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.

  • @JB-fh1bb
    @JB-fh1bb Před rokem +4

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

  • @marvininthemiddle4586
    @marvininthemiddle4586 Před 3 lety +36

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

    • @Miketar2424
      @Miketar2424 Před 3 lety +9

      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.

  • @davyroger3773
    @davyroger3773 Před 3 lety +474

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

    • @wiscatbijles
      @wiscatbijles Před 3 lety +53

      What about footage before footage. Imagine that.

    • @Madame_Different
      @Madame_Different Před 3 lety +15

      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
      @davyroger3773 Před 3 lety +2

      @@wiscatbijles It really gets the imagination going

    • @NuGanjaTron
      @NuGanjaTron Před 2 lety +14

      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
      @SirMixALotRareMusic  Před 2 lety +18

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

  • @michaellouis5458
    @michaellouis5458 Před rokem +209

    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
      @edge3777 Před rokem

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

    • @BB-hd7xh
      @BB-hd7xh Před rokem

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

    • @BB-hd7xh
      @BB-hd7xh Před rokem

      +447

    • @BB-hd7xh
      @BB-hd7xh Před rokem

      443

    • @BB-hd7xh
      @BB-hd7xh Před rokem

      881

  • @mattkent2651
    @mattkent2651 Před rokem +55

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

  • @AboutThings_byTarif
    @AboutThings_byTarif Před 2 lety +183

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

    • @PaperRaines
      @PaperRaines Před 2 lety +1

      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
      @folksurvival Před 2 lety +2

      @@PaperRaines It shows his ego.

    • @mba2ceo
      @mba2ceo Před rokem +1

      ya it is call PR

  • @ray4493
    @ray4493 Před 3 lety +905

    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
      @Lakshya417 Před 2 lety +21

      Yes, he was genius.

    • @SD-hr4tr
      @SD-hr4tr Před 2 lety +21

      @E 333 if Steve Jobs wasn’t able to stay at his parents property as an adult there might not be Apple

    • @yt-sh
      @yt-sh Před 2 lety +9

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

    • @vip-cw1st
      @vip-cw1st Před 2 lety +8

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

    • @yt-sh
      @yt-sh Před 2 lety +3

      @@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...

  • @bluekanishk1
    @bluekanishk1 Před 26 dny +1

    Thanks for putting this up for viewing. Real gem

  • @theanimationcritictaylorri1264
    @theanimationcritictaylorri1264 Před 8 měsíci +12

    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
    @baardbi Před 3 lety +716

    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
      @derick3482 Před 2 lety +4

      why was the apple logo rainbow ???

    • @alexb3443
      @alexb3443 Před 2 lety +18

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

    • @MrMarkOlson
      @MrMarkOlson Před 2 lety +5

      @@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
      @juliedunken1150 Před rokem +3

      @@MrMarkOlson it was because the apple II was color

    • @CardanoMfer
      @CardanoMfer Před rokem +6

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

  • @raghuramucs8344
    @raghuramucs8344 Před 2 lety +406

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

    • @imranvp
      @imranvp Před 2 lety +18

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

    • @ajdsp
      @ajdsp Před 2 lety +5

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

    • @flawns
      @flawns Před rokem +5

      he would say "they are all bozos"

    • @alinn.4341
      @alinn.4341 Před rokem +3

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

    • @scientificatheist9381
      @scientificatheist9381 Před rokem

      Yes

  • @edge9380
    @edge9380 Před rokem +5

    no one talks about how handsome Steve was, his penetrating eyes, his naturally beautiful hair

  • @Electrichead64
    @Electrichead64 Před 2 měsíci +2

    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.

  • @christopherarmstrong2710
    @christopherarmstrong2710 Před 3 lety +465

    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
      @lemon-ade3857 Před 3 lety +8

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

    • @ShadowKrueger
      @ShadowKrueger Před 3 lety +10

      @@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
      @sebmiellet Před 3 lety +13

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

    • @BillAnt
      @BillAnt Před 2 lety +7

      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
      @lukat9702 Před 2 lety +2

      @@lemon-ade3857 no

  • @gabrielfox457
    @gabrielfox457 Před 2 lety +494

    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
      @senju2024 Před 2 lety +42

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

    • @javaChai
      @javaChai Před 2 lety +8

      @@senju2024 bahaha I was gonna say the same

    • @bookshorts9261
      @bookshorts9261 Před 2 lety +29

      @@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
      @JonathanRootD Před 2 lety +28

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

    • @sergvelazquez
      @sergvelazquez Před 2 lety +7

      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 😳

  • @technotroll
    @technotroll Před rokem +8

    I love that the video is provided as the un-edited roll. The interviewer talking in the beginning isn't being completely honest though, but he's doing his job in order to keep Steve comfortable and calm. In reality even the explaining he did to Steve in the beginning, is a great kind of B-roll to cut in later, when you - for whatever reason - need a cut-in of the interviewer speaking or asking about something. Oftentimes completely different audio is edited in over the interviewer speaking, though, since you only see him from behind. Edit: Oh lol I notice they do the question over-shoulder thingy at the end too. Must've been quite interesting to see for Steve to see how TV is actually produced from the vantage point of the interviewee.

  • @semjasesemjase2826
    @semjasesemjase2826 Před 2 měsíci +3

    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...

  • @kamratframjandet
    @kamratframjandet Před 3 lety +41

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

  • @ErnisTheFirst
    @ErnisTheFirst Před 3 lety +896

    Even Steve Jobs himself looks like Ashton Kutcher :D

  • @mythoughts2355
    @mythoughts2355 Před 2 měsíci +2

    Watching this on iPad Air 5. In 2024.

  • @HoloHabitat
    @HoloHabitat Před 2 měsíci +1

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

  • @chonathew
    @chonathew Před 2 lety +78

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

    • @TruenorthmtGod
      @TruenorthmtGod Před 2 lety

      You believe he is 25 here. Sure keep smoking

    • @guitarmaniac004
      @guitarmaniac004 Před 2 lety +2

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

    • @chonathew
      @chonathew Před 2 lety +2

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

    • @humbertoflores2545
      @humbertoflores2545 Před 2 lety +1

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

    • @thegoodguyalwayswins
      @thegoodguyalwayswins Před 2 lety +4

      @@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

  • @Ali_Almaliky
    @Ali_Almaliky Před 3 lety +103

    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
      @nthny1875 Před 3 lety +20

      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
      @ashb001 Před 3 lety +12

      @@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
      @fjames208 Před 2 lety

      True

    • @Pepespizzeria1
      @Pepespizzeria1 Před rokem +3

      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
      @chouseification Před rokem

      @@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.

  • @SteveSingsThings
    @SteveSingsThings Před 8 měsíci +5

    Pure genius. Kudos to the interviewer and writers for the insightful questions.

  • @chivalrous_chevy1163
    @chivalrous_chevy1163 Před rokem +5

    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
      @wills242 Před 12 dny

      You must not ask much if it 😂

  • @focusstudios1296
    @focusstudios1296 Před 3 lety +310

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

    • @newmantopia
      @newmantopia Před 3 lety +7

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

    • @emilepapillon2275
      @emilepapillon2275 Před 3 lety +6

      And ironically, so does social media nowadays..

    • @NuGanjaTron
      @NuGanjaTron Před 3 lety +2

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

    • @nafnaf0
      @nafnaf0 Před 3 lety

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

    • @LTH.DLM.
      @LTH.DLM. Před 2 lety +1

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

  • @drinkingpoolwater
    @drinkingpoolwater Před 3 lety +16

    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.

    • @Chris19885
      @Chris19885 Před měsícem

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

  • @fuckspace989
    @fuckspace989 Před měsícem +1

    Look how he’s sitting… very casual and relaxed and just careless

  • @MoneyMike76
    @MoneyMike76 Před rokem +80

    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
      @mikolajpaluch4927 Před rokem +5

      I Wonder What Steve Jobs Would Think About Todays IPhone

    • @lopwidth7343
      @lopwidth7343 Před rokem

      @@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
      @hastwper6682 Před 5 měsíci

      ​@@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.

  • @rishisinha1426
    @rishisinha1426 Před 2 lety +59

    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.

  • @kanalya1000chertey
    @kanalya1000chertey Před 3 lety +124

    "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
      @trotro80 Před 3 lety +13

      Linux guys won't like this line :D

    • @mlevy2429
      @mlevy2429 Před 2 lety +1

      @@trotro80 fuck linux

    • @gcg8187
      @gcg8187 Před 2 lety

      hahaha that's why I am a rubyist

    • @cliftonortat513
      @cliftonortat513 Před 2 lety

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

    • @skyemac8
      @skyemac8 Před rokem

      There’s your answer. Why they made it.

  • @ChuckstaGaming
    @ChuckstaGaming Před rokem +13

    I was 14 then, and for me that was the best era of computing for a true computer geek. What computing has become has benefited the world massively, but I do miss the magic of those early years.
    The above interview was about 1 year before I got my CBM64 - my all time favourite computer 😁
    - I still have it!

  • @maximburgman
    @maximburgman Před 2 lety +88

    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.

  • @Underhills
    @Underhills Před 3 lety +82

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

    • @flawless_undergoer
      @flawless_undergoer Před 2 lety +1

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

    • @blakeh8582
      @blakeh8582 Před 2 lety +1

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

    • @maxwellschaphorst8574
      @maxwellschaphorst8574 Před 2 lety +1

      The greatest decade of all times hasn't happened yet

    • @djflawless8730
      @djflawless8730 Před 2 lety +4

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

    • @bobo0202
      @bobo0202 Před 2 lety +3

      @@djflawless8730 Correct, they were great decades.

  • @saniadamu7641
    @saniadamu7641 Před 10 měsíci +8

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

  • @Brisius
    @Brisius Před rokem +3

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

  • @thegoodguyalwayswins
    @thegoodguyalwayswins Před 2 lety +11

    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
      @FRAMEDSKATEKREW69 Před 2 lety +1

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

    • @johnvonmartin7501
      @johnvonmartin7501 Před 2 lety +2

      80s culture was the

  • @danisrael10487
    @danisrael10487 Před 3 lety +10

    Thank you for uploading this!

  • @Digi20
    @Digi20 Před rokem +36

    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.

    • @Londonistan_Calling
      @Londonistan_Calling Před rokem

      Yup god bless the macintosh

    • @tylerwalker492
      @tylerwalker492 Před rokem

      Really good comparison to establish perspective!

    • @kangarht
      @kangarht Před rokem

      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

  • @kubricksghost6058
    @kubricksghost6058 Před rokem +6

    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.

  • @kurtdewittphoto
    @kurtdewittphoto Před 3 lety +24

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

  • @dhariri
    @dhariri Před 3 lety +114

    "Can I take that question again?" Love that

    • @GizmoMaltese
      @GizmoMaltese Před 3 lety +8

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

    • @aaronschulze1250
      @aaronschulze1250 Před 3 lety +2

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

    • @GizmoMaltese
      @GizmoMaltese Před 3 lety +4

      @@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
      @briankarcher8338 Před 3 lety +6

      @@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
      @GizmoMaltese Před 3 lety +5

      @@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.

  • @michaelmironenko455
    @michaelmironenko455 Před 8 měsíci +1

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

  • @danijel124
    @danijel124 Před rokem +2

    1980 journalists were actually very good compared to today... Today they cant compare to this not even by a longshot...

  • @NOT_A_TOP_FAN
    @NOT_A_TOP_FAN Před 2 lety +6

    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.

  • @ashjogalekar8814
    @ashjogalekar8814 Před 2 lety +14

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

    • @truthbearer7891
      @truthbearer7891 Před 2 lety +2

      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
      @joefuentes2977 Před 2 lety +4

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

  • @SplitRensonator
    @SplitRensonator Před rokem +3

    I met Woz a few years back. He and Jobs really did have an uncanny view of where the world was going. Here we are. They were right.

  • @xWIREDOGx
    @xWIREDOGx Před rokem +4

    “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.

  • @dylanfgarrison
    @dylanfgarrison Před 2 lety +28

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

    • @flawless_undergoer
      @flawless_undergoer Před 2 lety +3

      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
      @dylanfgarrison Před 2 lety

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

    • @Jj-rq9sp
      @Jj-rq9sp Před 2 lety

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

    • @dm8579
      @dm8579 Před 2 lety +1

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

  • @emmanuelay3956
    @emmanuelay3956 Před 3 lety +51

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

    • @monad_tcp
      @monad_tcp Před 3 lety +4

      It actually comes from Alan Kay at the Xerox Parc.

  • @jstavene
    @jstavene Před rokem

    WOW,,, thankyou for posting this

  • @StacheBigote
    @StacheBigote Před 10 měsíci +2

    Watching this on an iPad hits differently

  • @dardanthaci
    @dardanthaci Před 2 lety +47

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

    • @jthieme
      @jthieme Před 2 lety +34

      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
      @miguelfonseca9391 Před 2 lety +8

      Don't forget he's only 25 here

    • @skfotedar
      @skfotedar Před 2 lety +8

      And no CZcams and Wikipedia

    • @Jj-rq9sp
      @Jj-rq9sp Před 2 lety +4

      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
      @folksurvival Před 2 lety +1

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

  • @QuickZ_
    @QuickZ_ Před 3 lety +111

    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
      @broclub3855 Před 3 lety +2

      same feelings!

    • @luigil8439
      @luigil8439 Před 2 lety +9

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

    • @mrshickadance6815
      @mrshickadance6815 Před 2 lety +13

      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
      @luigil8439 Před 2 lety +3

      @Mystic Editor And you are?

    • @dailythings6052
      @dailythings6052 Před 2 lety

      @@luigil8439 he is ceo of Tesla now

  • @linux4923
    @linux4923 Před rokem +1

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

  • @QraQrJaq
    @QraQrJaq Před rokem +1

    I first read the title as Steve’s Job Interview

  • @saiganesh3629
    @saiganesh3629 Před 2 lety +123

    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
      @insidiousmaximus Před 2 lety +3

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

    • @bigbassjonz
      @bigbassjonz Před 2 lety +6

      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
      @collin355 Před 2 lety +5

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

    • @bigbassjonz
      @bigbassjonz Před rokem +1

      @@collin355 truth.

    • @hectorescobar9450
      @hectorescobar9450 Před rokem

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

  • @nimitacademy
    @nimitacademy Před 2 lety +28

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

  • @sebby007
    @sebby007 Před rokem +2

    That bicycle analogy, in hindsight. God damn...

  • @MSTUDIO1324
    @MSTUDIO1324 Před 10 měsíci +1

    I got an iPad1, it works perfectly after 13 years

  • @SuperAngryHippo
    @SuperAngryHippo Před 2 lety +23

    He's 25 in this video... jesus christ that man was a genius.

    • @folksurvival
      @folksurvival Před 2 lety +1

      A 25 year old then wasn't like a 25 year old today.

    • @gbaca07
      @gbaca07 Před rokem

      You really need to swear?

  • @mpeg2000
    @mpeg2000 Před 3 lety +32

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

  • @stefan-bayer
    @stefan-bayer Před rokem

    I was here! Probably in the future again, because this video has a lot of nuggets in it so watching it over and over again will bring out more.

  • @isaiahmelton5448
    @isaiahmelton5448 Před rokem +1

    Crazy I’m looking at this on my iPhone

  • @noorsyyed
    @noorsyyed Před 3 lety +18

    he was very clear and definitive in his thoughts and statements

  • @abhigyanganguly1988
    @abhigyanganguly1988 Před 2 lety +12

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

  • @bigc2626
    @bigc2626 Před rokem +2

    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.

  • @hungrybandi
    @hungrybandi Před rokem

    Amazing! This clip is very inspiring to me!

  • @91DWay
    @91DWay Před 3 lety +108

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

    • @EinSofQuester
      @EinSofQuester Před 3 lety +1

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

    • @DrSpaceman69
      @DrSpaceman69 Před 3 lety

      @@AndyBlackburnart yuuuup

    • @alexm7765
      @alexm7765 Před 2 lety +1

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

    • @thrace_bot1012
      @thrace_bot1012 Před 2 lety

      @@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
      @robegatt Před 2 lety

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

  • @TREVAN
    @TREVAN Před 2 lety +48

    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
      @joshn1678 Před 2 lety +3

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

  • @youngjezy23
    @youngjezy23 Před 10 měsíci +1

    Man I remember looking at computer screen when I was 7 years old at primary school ❤

  • @Herafg
    @Herafg Před rokem +1

    It did not blink, very interesting

  • @JeffFlowersgoogle
    @JeffFlowersgoogle Před 3 lety +25

    (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
      @hardy2175 Před 3 lety

      What do you do? Mine bitcoin

    • @dumbanimenerd4169
      @dumbanimenerd4169 Před 3 lety

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

    • @libraryofthoughts0
      @libraryofthoughts0 Před 2 lety +1

      @@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.

  • @bitronicc1887
    @bitronicc1887 Před 3 lety +60

    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
      @u.v.s.5583 Před 2 lety +1

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

  • @user-sf9en6sg7h
    @user-sf9en6sg7h Před 5 měsíci +3

    I can only imagine how great this man's parents were and how wonderful his upbringing was, nature and nurture coming together in harmony.

    • @chrismichaelis7259
      @chrismichaelis7259 Před 4 měsíci

      I think he was adopted, but we’re probably still helpful

    • @user-sf9en6sg7h
      @user-sf9en6sg7h Před 3 měsíci

      @@chrismichaelis7259 He was, but the ones who adopted him did such a wonderful job.

  • @QSSCEO
    @QSSCEO Před rokem +6

    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

  • @gregpev
    @gregpev Před 3 lety +14

    5:22 that’s a world class answer

  • @WealthyMindset
    @WealthyMindset Před 3 lety +32

    Who else is watching this on an iPhone?

  • @ninedude
    @ninedude Před 6 měsíci +3

    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.
    🍎🌈

  • @OfficialAceChoi
    @OfficialAceChoi Před 10 měsíci +1

    sophisticated simplicity

  • @renumalhotra2015
    @renumalhotra2015 Před 3 lety +23

    Remarkable thing is this is before the internet was invented...

    • @ZenShroud1
      @ZenShroud1 Před 3 lety +6

      I think it was already around just for government and academic use.

    • @inspiration1883
      @inspiration1883 Před 3 lety +6

      Internet was invented in 1960s, but for the government.

    • @renumalhotra2015
      @renumalhotra2015 Před 3 lety +5

      @@inspiration1883 it was for military purposes.

    • @chelious1973
      @chelious1973 Před 3 lety +1

      @@ZenShroud1. Actually it wasn't. The intranet or ARPANET was used for the government and higher education. The word Internet was used in 1974 as the shorthand form of Internetwork. The internet first started in 1982-1986.

    • @pinokio3785
      @pinokio3785 Před 3 lety

      @@chelious1973 Uhm, I could be wrong, but NASA invented the internet in the 60's. I want to add, NASA is a militairy operation despite everybody's beliefs.

  • @joeloverti672
    @joeloverti672 Před 2 lety +13

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

    • @bat__bat
      @bat__bat Před 2 lety +1

      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
      @sergeys7771 Před 2 lety +1

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

    • @user-ky1dw4fp4e
      @user-ky1dw4fp4e Před 2 lety

      @@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

  • @tracygore9294
    @tracygore9294 Před 3 měsíci +1

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

  • @user-cm2ig3qm4p
    @user-cm2ig3qm4p Před 10 měsíci +1

    He is only 26 here! Much smarter than all persons I know. Truly genius.

  • @murtazamohammadi9370
    @murtazamohammadi9370 Před 2 lety +10

    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

  • @vidsmss7609
    @vidsmss7609 Před 2 lety +4

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

  • @michaelsavage9305
    @michaelsavage9305 Před 2 měsíci +1

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

  • @puertousbmonkey
    @puertousbmonkey Před rokem +1

    everything he made became obsolete but his old interviews become more valuable

  • @DrDipakkumar
    @DrDipakkumar Před rokem

    Loved to see Steve answer the question in this interview. such a visionary

  • @smfknj6010
    @smfknj6010 Před 2 lety +69

    Him saying he’s 25 made me feel like a loser haha

    • @xUzi786
      @xUzi786 Před 2 lety +10

      here im sitting 25 in 2021, havent done shit with my life.

    • @bwaters735
      @bwaters735 Před 2 lety +1

      Everyone is good at one thing.

    • @flash012234
      @flash012234 Před 2 lety +4

      we're all losers compared to steve jobs

    • @bookshorts9261
      @bookshorts9261 Před 2 lety +6

      1. You are still alive
      2. If you have kids, chances are you treated them better than Steve treated his daughter.

    • @djflawless8730
      @djflawless8730 Před 2 lety +1

      Then go and make something like he did

  • @theSummarizer446
    @theSummarizer446 Před 3 lety +10

    When they edit this together....
    *Releases raw footage

  • @randomfella8084
    @randomfella8084 Před 8 měsíci +3

    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.

  • @sdfgsgsdgs
    @sdfgsgsdgs Před rokem +4

    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
      @sdfgsgsdgs Před rokem

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