Macworld San Francisco 2000-The Mac OS X Introduction (Pt.1)
What it is
An edited excerpt of Steve Jobs introducing Mac OS X at Macworld San Francisco in 2000. It covers the Aqua interface, Quartz graphics built on PDF, and the Classic, Carbon and Cocoa application environments.
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN commenters cite it as primary-source evidence of what Jobs actually said about Mac OS X's design, open-source kernel and NeXT-based transition.
- 1 people recommended it
- 1 different months
- 0 strong recommendations
- first 2012, last 2026
What HN commenters said
“Watch basically everyone asleep at the wheel except Jobs, the man with a plan.”
Part of a presentation series on Jobs' return and NeXT technologies.
m_mueller, 2016-12 · Recommendation · in “ARM-Based Windows 10 Portable PCs? Hell Yes”
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Topics: steve jobs, macworld 2000, aqua, cocoa, nextstep, apple history
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