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May 24, 2021 40 mins

How cool would it be to go up to a microphone and ask Steve Jobs a question directly? Well, that’s what happened at World Wide Developers Conference 1997, where Steve Jobs answers questions about Apple’s future, including: the death of OpenDoc, the Newton, Rhapsody, how to write apps 5 times faster, and more.


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5:34 - What About OpenDoc?
9:40 - What Can Apple Do To Get Back…?
13:58 - High-Speed Networking and Connectivity
21:19 - Turnaround Times and Marketing
25:02 - Competition and Licensing
31:42 - Advertisements
32:46 - The "Insult" Question
35:38 - What About the Newton?
37:42 - The Final Question
38:20 - Conclusion


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OpenDoc CD Demo: https://youtu.be/oFJdjk2rq4E


What Were Macintosh Clones? (Part 1): https://youtu.be/lwMzYFEGoag


WWDC 1997 Steve Jobs Q&A: https://youtu.be/yQ16_YxLbB8


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Episode Transcription: https://thecomputerclan.com/transcriptions/AppleKeynoteChronicles-003.pdf

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