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I saw the address in Palo Alto and was curious as to where that is now. Looks like it's the Stanford Medical Center Nephrology Clinic http://imgur.com/e2hFXOx.j

I saw the address in Palo Alto and was curious as to where that is now. Looks like it's the Stanford Medical Center Nephrology Clinic http://imgur.com/e2hFXOx.jpg http://imgur.com/e2hFXOx.jpg Also, note even the paper of the user guide and the rivets used to bind the paper. They show great care. Most people (myself included) would have just printed on normal paper and stapled them together.

dowskitest 13y ago
"Also, note even the paper of the user guide and the rivets used to bind the paper." It looks like they're just standard brass fasteners. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brass_fastener http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brass_fastener Nothing special. Elementary school kids use them every day.
harywilke 13y ago
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brass_fastener http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brass_fastener not rivets. just pretty generic fasteners.
Stratoscope 13y ago
Apple was never actually "in" that building at 770 Welch Road. It was their answering service and mail drop when they were still in the garage. Here's a better view of the building: https://www.google.com/maps?q=770+Welch+Rd,+Palo+Alto,+CA&ll=37.437973,-122.175876&spn=0.002485,0.003401&sll=37.437765024837546,-122.17619510000003&sspn=0.0017582183973974524,0.002836423689035117&t=h&hnear=770+Welch+Rd,+Palo+Alto,+Santa+Clara,+California+94304&z=19 https://www.google.com/maps?q=770+Welch+Rd,+Palo+Alto,+CA&ll... The answering service was on the first floor near the front door - right near the map pin in that view. I have a somewhat embarrassing story about Steve and me and that answering service: http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/h4n5w/i_was_one_of_the_first_people_steve_jobs_ever/ http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/h4n5w/i_was_one_of_the...
- gcb0 13y ago
  > So, if I'd joined Apple, I may well have insisted on not getting any stock. Didn't steve stole the stock and pay of all the first employees anyway?
  - gcb0 13y ago
    People are downvoting history now?
    - austenallred 13y ago
      He never "stole" stock or pay from any of the early employees, he just never included stock options as part of the compensation, meaning they weren't a part of the windfall when Apple went public. Woz thought they should have, so he gave them some of his. Also, unimportant sidenote (just trying to be helpful) - the correct way to say that is "didn't Steve steal stock").
      - gcb0 13y ago
        thanks for both corrections
300bps 13y ago
>Also, note even the paper of the user guide and the rivets used to bind the paper. They show great care. Yes, using brass fasteners instead of binding the papers into a true book shows a level of care similar to what I did when I was 4 years old in 1976 in my preschool class binding pictures of trees and dinosaurs together. You seem like a fan of Apple, so I'm sure you can appreciate the exquisite font used on the Clear / Reset / Push button mechanism. It almost looks realistically hand-written instead of sophisticated typography created by a top level designer after months of work. In fact, this entire thing almost looks like it wasn't someone in their garage putting together a prototype on a wooden cutting board.
- austenallred 13y ago
  The point isn't that it's overly professional, but that you can see they tried.

dowskitest 13y ago

"Also, note even the paper of the user guide and the rivets used to bind the paper." It looks like they're just standard brass fasteners. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brass_fastener http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brass_fastener Nothing special. Elementary school kids use them every day.

harywilke 13y ago

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brass_fastener http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brass_fastener not rivets. just pretty generic fasteners.

Stratoscope 13y ago

Apple was never actually "in" that building at 770 Welch Road. It was their answering service and mail drop when they were still in the garage. Here's a better view of the building: https://www.google.com/maps?q=770+Welch+Rd,+Palo+Alto,+CA&ll=37.437973,-122.175876&spn=0.002485,0.003401&sll=37.437765024837546,-122.17619510000003&sspn=0.0017582183973974524,0.002836423689035117&t=h&hnear=770+Welch+Rd,+Palo+Alto,+Santa+Clara,+California+94304&z=19 https://www.google.com/maps?q=770+Welch+Rd,+Palo+Alto,+CA&ll... The answering service was on the first floor near the front door - right near the map pin in that view. I have a somewhat embarrassing story about Steve and me and that answering service: http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/h4n5w/i_was_one_of_the_first_people_steve_jobs_ever/ http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/h4n5w/i_was_one_of_the...

gcb0 13y ago
> So, if I'd joined Apple, I may well have insisted on not getting any stock. Didn't steve stole the stock and pay of all the first employees anyway?
- gcb0 13y ago
  People are downvoting history now?
  - austenallred 13y ago
    He never "stole" stock or pay from any of the early employees, he just never included stock options as part of the compensation, meaning they weren't a part of the windfall when Apple went public. Woz thought they should have, so he gave them some of his. Also, unimportant sidenote (just trying to be helpful) - the correct way to say that is "didn't Steve steal stock").
    - gcb0 13y ago
      thanks for both corrections

300bps 13y ago

>Also, note even the paper of the user guide and the rivets used to bind the paper. They show great care. Yes, using brass fasteners instead of binding the papers into a true book shows a level of care similar to what I did when I was 4 years old in 1976 in my preschool class binding pictures of trees and dinosaurs together. You seem like a fan of Apple, so I'm sure you can appreciate the exquisite font used on the Clear / Reset / Push button mechanism. It almost looks realistically hand-written instead of sophisticated typography created by a top level designer after months of work. In fact, this entire thing almost looks like it wasn't someone in their garage putting together a prototype on a wooden cutting board.

austenallred 13y ago
The point isn't that it's overly professional, but that you can see they tried.