Steve Jobs early TV appearance.mov
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A short clip of a young Steve Jobs preparing for an early TV appearance, amazed to see himself on a nearby monitor. It includes the moment when a large white earpiece is put in his ear.
HN shares it as an amusing glimpse of Jobs before he was polished on camera.
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4 comments from Hacker News
Steve Wozniak: Where's your beard? Steve Jobs: In the bathroom sink. I shaved it off. Steve Wozniak: Well, how come? Steve Jobs: 'Cause banks don't like beards. -- His first TV appearance: ▶ this video Reportedly, Steve used to be a smelly bearded hippie.
The Interview that starts at 5:50 seems to be the one where this pre-show clip is from: ▶ this video CNN dates that video to 1978 though: link
> I wondered if he was a little nervous, but that didn’t seem likely for someone in his position. All sorts of people can get nervous speaking in public, including people that are thought of as being 'natural' public speakers like Steve Jobs ( ▶ this video ) and Sam Harris ( link ), as well as billionaires ( link ) and CEOs ( link ).
The part where they put a giant white earbud in his ear is priceless, especially when he looks somewhat suspiciously at it. EDIT: direct link: ▶ this video