Jobs: world changer

IN dark suit and bowtie, he is a computing-era carnival barker — eyebrows bouncing, hands gesturing, smile seductive and coy and a bit annoying.

It’s as if he’s on his first date with an entire generation of consumers. And, in a way, he is.

It is January 24, 1984, and a young Steve Jobs is standing at centre stage, introducing to shareholders of Apple Computer Inc the “insanely great” machine that he’s certain will change the world: A beige plastic box called the Macintosh.