Unique and extraordinary one-page handwritten note by Steve Jobs, 4 x 7, signed and dated at the conclusion, "Steve Jobs, 26 October '82." Jobs writes, in full: "To Brian Miller, When I was 6 years old we didn't have computers. You're lucky. Keep learning about computers and how they are going to help us communicate with each other. You are our future." Matted and framed with two images to an overall size of 14 x 13.5. In fine condition, with light creasing and faint edge toning.
Accompanied by a letter of provenance signed by Mark F. Miller, former executive vice president and general manager of Hearst Magazines, and a Trustee of the Hearst Family Trust. In part: "At a charity dinner in October of 1982, 3 years after I purchased the first Apple 2+ computer to use at Hearst Magazines, I met and sat with a young fellow named Steve Jobs. We talked about how his company's computer, with a Hercules board boosting memory, allowed me to ultimately reshape and optimize my analytical approach to the future. I used the first spreadsheet program called VisiCalc along with WYSIWYG which helped me design better financial models increasing the odds for quick and successful business decisions. At that dinner, I asked Steve to write a message to my son Brian about what he might expect in the future. He said sure and pulled a scrap of paper out of his pocket and started to write this note. He asked what his name was and I said Brian and he is 6 years old. He immediately switched from script to printing so Brian could read his note better. In its simplicity, Steve was envisioning email and a very different future than that of the early 80s."
Charming in its simplicity and visionary in its message, this autograph by Steve Jobs embodies one of his key design principles-'You've got to start with the customer experience and work back toward the technology-not the other way around.' In this case, he considers the ability of a six-year-old to comprehend his message, simplifying his language and changing his usual cursive handwriting so that it might be understood. User experience was always at the forefront of Jobs's imagination, even when composing a note for a child at a charity dinner. His prediction of the revolution in communication brought about by computers-first with email and the World Wide Web, and then with the iPhone-would, of course, prove correct beyond any doubt.
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