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I listened to David Smith's latest Developing Perspective (see https:// david-smith.org/ - 15min long). Thumbs up! He's exploring head-on the feelings of today's experienced app creators in a world that is undergoing great change, and navigating through it. Important stuff. 1/2

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Dan Bricklin @danb51.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

A wonderful obituary for Ben Rosen in the WSJ (gift link): www.wsj.com/tech/benjami... Quick summary: "Ben Rosen, an influential Wall Street analyst and venture capitalist who helped popularize personal computers, died on Aug. 23 at the age of 93." May his memory be a blessing.

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Benjamin Rosen, Who Persuaded Wall Street to Take PCs Seriously, Dies at 93

After bringing Apple to Morgan Stanley for its IPO, he financed Compaq and Lotus, and helped make PCs standard-issue in America’s homes and offices.

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Dan Bricklin @danb51.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Watching the Red Sox/Yankees game on #VisionPro tonight is amazing. So much like being there right on the dugout steps. There’s so much going on to see that you miss watching on regular TV. Night and day. Love it!

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Dan Gillmor @dangillmor.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

R.I.P. John Dvorak, one of the most influential tech journalists and commentators. I'll miss his amiable crankiness.

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Dan Bricklin @danb51.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

I just learned sad news that Vern Raburn, a pioneer in the early days of personal computing, died last month. He was instrumental in first getting Microsoft into apps. I worked with him at Slate, an early pen-computer S/W company. He was also a pioneer in aviation. May his memory be a blessing.

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dave.linkblog.org @dave.linkblog.org · 21/03/2026

Paul Brainerd Dies at 78; Pioneered Desktop Publishing With PageMaker. www.nytimes.com

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Harry McCracken @harrymccracken.com · 18/02/2026

Very sorry to hear about the death of Aldus founder Paul Brainerd, the giant who gave us PageMaker and the desktop publishing revolution that followed. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, I used PageMaker to put together my animation fanzine, which led directly to my career in tech journalism. RIP.

1991 Animato fanzine cover with Maurice Noble art

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Harry McCracken @harrymccracken.com · 25/01/2026

It’s the 42nd anniversary of Steve Jobs unveiling the Mac, so here’s my 2014 article on him showing it off at the Boston Computer Society six days later, with video. (It’s better quality than the video of the earlier event, which was so bad John Sculley apologized for it.) time.com/1847/steve-j...

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Steve Jobs Unveils Mac at Boston Computer Society, Unseen Since 1984 | TIME

How a memorable part of computer history -- which almost didn't happen -- got saved for posterity.

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Harry McCracken @harrymccracken.com · 17/12/2025

I attended a recent Vision Pro developer event at Apple Park and talked to a bunch of folks about the rewards and challenges of creating immersive media for the platform. www.fastcompany.com/91461534/app...

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With Apple’s help, storytellers are figuring out Vision Pro - Fast Company

The headset opens up immersive new opportunities for dramas, documentaries, music videos, and beyond. Some filmmakers and developers are diving right in.

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Dan Bricklin @danb51.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

I was interviewed for the Learning from Machine Learning podcast. I'm really happy with how it turned out. (They edited it well to make me sound coherent.) "Lessons from Building the First Killer App" www.youtube.com/watch?v=xd85... and rss.com/podcasts/lea...

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Dan Bricklin: Lessons from Building the First Killer App | Learning from Machine Learning #14

YouTube video by Learning from Machine Learning

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Dan Bricklin @danb51.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

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Dan Bricklin: Lessons from Building the First Killer App | Learning from Machine Learning #14

YouTube video by Learning from Machine Learning

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Dan Bricklin @danb51.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Apple announced today it's adding spatial pen input to #VisionPro. The API supports the Logitech Muse pen (coming later this year). See this developer video of a 3D sculpting app with fine control: developer.apple.com/videos/play/... . It has position, buttons, and haptics (Yay!).

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Explore spatial accessory input on visionOS - WWDC25 - Videos - Apple Developer

Learn how you can integrate spatial accessories into your app. Display virtual content, interact with your app, track them in space, and...

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Dan Bricklin @danb51.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

I get goosebumps watching people see the late Bill Atkinson first demo his MacPaint creation 40+ years ago to the public and answer questions. Today, you couldn't imagine it being new. In hindsight, that was an historic moment. Now, sadly, he's gone. Watch it and imagine how it must have felt.

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Dan Bricklin @danb51.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

It is so moving to watch a high point of the life of someone who changed the world in a way that enriched the lives of so many. The audience reaction (of techies who know they are watching an historic milestone) lets you feel it. #billatkinson

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Dan Bricklin @danb51.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

Here’s Bill Atkinson (and rest of team) answering questions right after the Macintosh was debuted at the Boston Computer Society in 1984: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tQ5... starting at 28:25 - he demos MacPaint and more. May his memory be a blessing!

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Steve Jobs Introduces the Macintosh

YouTube video by Computer History Museum

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Dan Bricklin @danb51.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

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Steve Jobs Introduces the Macintosh

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Dan Bricklin @danb51.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

For entrepreneurs, executives, and investors in the Boston area: Next Friday is the MTLC Innovation unConference. These have always been great in the past and I'm sure this year will be no exception: lu.ma/egnkh13x?tk=... (I've been on the board of the MTLC for many, many years.)

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MTLC Innovation unConference · Luma

Who should attend: Entrepreneurs, investors, serial founders, seasoned CEOs, and other tech luminaries, representing AI, advanced manufacturing, clean tech,…

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Dan Bricklin @danb51.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

This is a fascinating book. Teaches you so much about today’s real supply chains from a reporter who went along for the whole ride, from containers to boats to trucks and warehouses to your door.

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Christopher Mims @mims.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

In 2021 I published what I hoped would be *the* definitive book on how all our stuff gets to us, and how the ways that it does had completely transformed not just the global economy but the nature of work itself. It's more relevant than ever! bookshop.org/p/books/arri...

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Arriving Today: From Factory to Front Door -- Why Everything Has Changed About How and What We Buy

From Factory to Front Door -- Why Everything Has Changed About How and What We Buy

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Christopher Mims @mims.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

12 years after after Amazon promised it was just around the corner, widespread commercial drone delivery is finally coming to the U.S. The technological enablers here are fascinating -- it turns out it was a design problem as much as anything. (gift link)

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The Drone-Delivery Service Beating Amazon to Your Front Door

Soon your burrito bowl could arrive via the sky. Zipline’s drones make deliveries by lowering small coolers on 300-foot cables.

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Dan Bricklin @danb51.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

After watching the new Metallica VisionPro video, I checked out some reviews, including on the ATP podcast (atp.fm/631). What I saw and noted while watching, everybody seems to agree is a great moment - not just for this video but in general. It's short, starting at about 12:15. 1/2

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Accidental Tech Podcast: 631: The Colors Are the Pepperoni

Three nerds discussing tech, Apple, programming, and loosely related matters.

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Dan Bricklin @danb51.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

A great podcast series is @scott.hanselman.com 's Hanselminutes. The latest is an inspiring interview with Mary Lou Jepson about her work including non-invasive diagnostics and treatments for brain cancer & clots and more. www.hanselminutes.com/988/saving-l...

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Saving lives with light with Dr. Mary Lou Jepsen - ACM ByteCast

In this episode of Hanselminutes, Scott Hanselman sits down with the visionary Dr. Mary Lou Jepsen, founder and CEO of Openwater. Dr. Jepsen shares her groundbreaking work in developing advanced imagi...

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Steven Sinofsky @stevesi.xyz · 09/03/2025

Love this one from 1981 before IBM's launch. And that box on Dan/Bob ❤️ @harrymccracken.com

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Dan Bricklin @danb51.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

2/2: (About Halt and Catch Fire Comdex interview): I also wrote blog posts (www.bricklin.com/albums/comde... , www.bricklin.com/albums/comde...). Great for computer industry history buffs, and people who like the TV series. Enjoy!

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Fall Comdex 1999: Dan Bricklins Journal

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Dan Bricklin @danb51.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

I was interviewed by Melissa Forziat for her podcast/Youtube channel about the Halt and Catch Fire cable TV series. For 45 min we talked about Comdex, especially 1983: youtu.be/1f6hEtAm26g This stems from me posting non-fictional video from that time (www.bricklin.com/comdex83.htm) 1/2

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Bonus Interview - Dan Bricklin on COMDEX - Halt and Catch Fire Podcast

YouTube video by Melissa Forziat, Take the Doughnut Keynote Speaker

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