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Steve Jobs was talking about the power of remote working back in 1990

38 points by sanmak 5y ago

908B64B197 5y ago
According to the legend, folks at Pixar were way more productive when Jobs was busy at Apple, and vice versa for Apple employees! The true power of remote work?
- ksec 5y ago
  >were way more productive That is in their view. Without an Editor and a yard stick of quality you will always think you are getting a lot of things done. And for most part I think this is showing.
  - danudey 5y ago
    That's a fair point. I feel as though I'm as productive or more productive working from home, but maybe that's just because I'm less stressed because I can take a nap on my lunch break and play with my cats.
MichaelZuo 5y ago
What’s interesting is that at the same time, even though he was at NeXT and Pixar, Apple already had the first, albeit very rudimentary, commercial remote work system, AppleLink with GEIS. This eventually evolved to QuantumLink for consumers (later known as AOL). The official history has AppleLink starting up in 1985, just after Steve Jobs left, maybe an Apple old-timer would know more about that story.
duckhelmet 5y ago
Steve Wozniak was chiefly responsible for the Apple I and Apple II. Jobs just took all the credit. https://www.macworld.co.uk/news/who-is-steve-wozniak-3495076/ https://www.macworld.co.uk/news/who-is-steve-wozniak-3495076...
phendrenad2 5y ago
Of course Jobs was always trying to imagine the future, and telepresence wasn't exactly his idea. Lots of sci-fi novels with that premise by 1990. And what do you need to take advantage of this hot new remote work thing? A NeXT Workstation, of course! Just $9,999, checks payable to Steven Jobs...
mastrsushi 5y ago
Steve Jobs was talking about his lack of showers back in 1980.
nsonha 5y ago
I'd hazard to guess that some scifi writer had writtern about this even earlier. Why is it a surprise that a guy who sold personal computers in the age of personal internet access envisioned ecommerce, remote work etc?

38 points by sanmak 5y ago

According to the legend, folks at Pixar were way more productive when Jobs was busy at Apple, and vice versa for Apple employees! The true power of remote work?

ksec 5y ago
>were way more productive That is in their view. Without an Editor and a yard stick of quality you will always think you are getting a lot of things done. And for most part I think this is showing.
- danudey 5y ago
  That's a fair point. I feel as though I'm as productive or more productive working from home, but maybe that's just because I'm less stressed because I can take a nap on my lunch break and play with my cats.

MichaelZuo 5y ago

What’s interesting is that at the same time, even though he was at NeXT and Pixar, Apple already had the first, albeit very rudimentary, commercial remote work system, AppleLink with GEIS. This eventually evolved to QuantumLink for consumers (later known as AOL). The official history has AppleLink starting up in 1985, just after Steve Jobs left, maybe an Apple old-timer would know more about that story.

duckhelmet 5y ago

Steve Wozniak was chiefly responsible for the Apple I and Apple II. Jobs just took all the credit. https://www.macworld.co.uk/news/who-is-steve-wozniak-3495076/ https://www.macworld.co.uk/news/who-is-steve-wozniak-3495076...

phendrenad2 5y ago

Of course Jobs was always trying to imagine the future, and telepresence wasn't exactly his idea. Lots of sci-fi novels with that premise by 1990. And what do you need to take advantage of this hot new remote work thing? A NeXT Workstation, of course! Just $9,999, checks payable to Steven Jobs...

mastrsushi 5y ago

Steve Jobs was talking about his lack of showers back in 1980.

nsonha 5y ago

I'd hazard to guess that some scifi writer had writtern about this even earlier. Why is it a surprise that a guy who sold personal computers in the age of personal internet access envisioned ecommerce, remote work etc?