John Paul M. Joaquin Culture 02.24.2023 19:Feb PM EST

[VIRAL FLASHBACK] 5 Memorable Steve Jobs Moments To Remember Him By on His 68th Birthday

Steve Jobs is one of the pioneers in the history of computers and technology that dared to dream and do what was previously impossible. Thanks to him, we have Macs, iPhones, iPads, and a company built on the foundations he created - Apple.

Had he continued living on Oct. 5, 2011, instead of dying due to pancreatic cancer, he would have been 68 years old on this very day; today is his birthday, after all. However, It's best to remember such a man through the legacy he left behind rather than what he died of.

Here are some of the most memorable moments Steve Jobs had that went viral back then:

The Release Of The Macintosh

Let's start at where it all began for Steve Jobs and Apple as a company. According to MacRumors, Jobs first introduced the Macintosh computer on Jan. 24, 1984 - the computer that popularized the usage of the mouse, the device we usually take for granted every day.

At this time, a young Jobs showed the public what Apple's Macintosh could do. You could even hear the people cheering when they see the computer's capabilities firsthand, especially when it used text-to-speech to address the crowd.

Jobs would later introduce the Macintosh's more colorful successor, the iMac, in 1998 - the first device he introduced to the public after returning from being sacked by the company's board and the first Apple device that used the "i" before its name.

The iPod's Introduction

Some years and a firing later, Steve Jobs returned to the stage to introduce another Apple product. However, he didn't go on stage to introduce another Mac computer.

According to Apple, Jobs introduced the first iPod to the world on Oct. 23, 2001 - a time when people are used to having Sony Walkmans for their tunes that relied on CDs, which are prone to jumping and even skipping in some cases.

The introduction of the iPod was the beginning of the end for Sony's Walkman, but for the world, it is the beginning of a new chapter in a technology dominated by Apple. The first iPod could play mp3 files clearly without jumping or skipping, and it could be attached to people's firearms for exercise.

The iPhone's Introduction

Shortly after the iPod's introduction, Jobs went on stage again to introduce a device similar to the iPod in aesthetics. By this time, people are used to having iPods but still rely on other phones to communicate with and digital point-and-shoot cameras that take up space.

Jobs, and by extension, Apple, found a demand for a device that could do all three to save space and time. As such, on Jan. 9, 2007, Jobs, at his very best, introduced the world to the first iPhone - the device that consolidated all the features of a computer, camera, phone, and even notepad into a single pocket-sized device, per Computer World.

People were amazed when Jobs once again showcased another Apple first to the world, and that magic continued whenever he was on stage.

'One More Thing' Keynotes

The magic of Steve Jobs going up to the stage and introducing the world to another revolutionary technological invention is often boiled down to a single phrase - "One More thing."

According to Macworld, Jobs' pinnacle as Apple's CEO and its most popular salesman is his "One More Thing" routine he does after an Apple Keynote Address, only for him to return to the stage and say the phrase and then unveil another Apple product.

The routine was so iconic to Jobs that Apple didn't imitate it for some time following Jobs' death in 2011. However, the company brought it back in 2014 to introduce the Apple Watch, per Business Insider.

Standford Commencement Speech

Perhaps one of the best speeches to motivate any graduate is Steve Jobs' "Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish" speech, which he delivered at Stanford University's 2005 Commencement Address.

Jobs never finished college since he dropped out of Reed College due to his disagreeing with the school's structure and the cost of his tuition, per Entrepreneur. As such, the commencement speech he gave was the closest he ever got to graduating from college.

Regardless, Jobs brought a lifetime of realizations to graduates' minds that day, encouraging them to not waste their limited time to live someone else's life and to not be trapped in a life where they live with the results of other people's thinking.

Most importantly, he told graduates that they have to find the courage to follow their heart and intuition because "they somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary."