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Seems to me that he was calling him a Joker because Jobs wanted a service from them ("catalog sheets") without paying for it or without paying the going rate ("
by sudosteph 8y ago
Seems to me that he was calling him a Joker because Jobs wanted a service from them ("catalog sheets") without paying for it or without paying the going rate ("Wanted it for nothing").
Also, I'm not sure if I agree with the transcription in one part. Doesn't seem to be "Our catalog sheets", but rather "10 (something?) catalog sheets". The (something) is probably an abbreviation or shorthand. Maybe 10 inch? Or 10 thousand? I really don't understand the context well enough to be sure, but it seems like the writer thinks he's being unrealistic and asking for more than he needs for a price that's not realistic. Which would make the "joker" assessment pretty understandable.
- favorited 8y agoHey, it had worked for him in the past! When he was 12 and needed parts to build a frequency counter, he looked up Bill Hewlett (of Hewlett–Packard) in the phone book, called him at home, and talked him into getting the parts for free. Plus he got a summer internship at HP out of it.