Comment by curl-up
3 days ago
Jobs called it "Google in paperback form" [1].
I wonder what obscure (probably online?) source of information of today we'll be comparing to the mainstream sources of tomorrow.
[1] https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2011/oct/09/steve-job...
He specifically references the last page of the last issue, and concludes his commencement speech with its words "Stay hungry. Stay foolish." [1]
Pretty nice to see it context, next to all the other editions.
> I wonder what obscure (probably online?) source of information of today we'll be comparing to the mainstream sources of tomorrow.
Maybe this very website will be among them?
[1] https://wholeearth.info/p/whole-earth-epilog-october-1974?fo...
Probably books like the Imponderables and Uncle John's Bathroom Reader series. It wasn't always the most accurate, but they at least made an effort.
I have a book which lists companies which sent out mail order catalogs back in the 70s --- I'm pretty sure it was listed in a Whole Earth Catalog (might even have been published by them).