Oct 7, 2011

October 7th, 2011


October 7th, 2011, originally uploaded by Manuel Jorge Marques.

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Yesterday I found out that one of my favourite composers, David Bedford, passed away in the beginning of this month. Here is a tribute to him, playing one of his best albums, in my opinion.

Oct 6, 2011

October 6th, 2011


October 6th, 2011, originally uploaded by Manuel Jorge Marques.

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Of course, Steve Jobs was not one of those "look to the past" kind of guy - he was more of the kind "this is what the future will bring, I've seen it and so will you, if you give it enough time".

Being a collector, I suppose this is the best way I can pay my respects to him, by admiring one of his many brilliant and ahead-of-their-current-time ideas. Back then in '84, the Mac might have been overpriced and for a very specific market, but it was the one that made it happen, and afterwards the computing world was never the same.

Thank you Steve Jobs for all those great ideas! (and for making them happen with the fantastic teams you built throughout the years...)

(actually, this a 128k Mac that was upgraded to a 512k in some part of its life, but it serves the purpose well...)