On Thursday, the Steve Jobs Archive unveiled a new online exhibit that features Steve Jobs’ presentation at the 1983 International Design Conference. The exhibit, “The Objects of Our Lives,” features video footage of a 28-year-old Jobs explaining how technology will change the way things are done.
In this 55-minute video, Jobs talks about the history of computers and explains that the youth of the time are part of the “computer generation” and that “in their lifetime, the computer will become the predominant means of communication.” He explains how computers can be used in education, financial transactions, software development, and more. At the time, the Lisa computer had just arrived in January, so Jobs explained that it was designed for creation.
The exhibit features additional footage from other talks Jobs gave at the event. One shows Jobs explaining what is essentially early work with AI. “The human mind is very good at doing very complex things in a good way,” Jobs said, “and many people are now starting to think of the brain as an architectural blueprint for building a computer.”
With an introduction written by Jony Ive, the online exhibition also features video clips of Steve Jobs talking about simplicity of design, the future of personal computers, how computers can augment human capabilities, and more. The exhibition is available for free at the Steve Jobs Archive.
