Life, death, calligraphy: The world of Steve Jobs

Sunday, Feb. 24, would have been his 58th birthday

Credit: Stanford University

FORTUNE -- As we did when he was still running Apple (AAPL), we'd like to celebrate Steve Jobs' life by re-posting what may be the most personal public speech this intensely private man ever made: His commencement address to the Stanford University class of 2005.

If you haven't seen it — or haven't heard it recently — we give you Steve Jobs on life, death and calligraphy.

"Today I want to tell you three stories from my life. That's it. No big deal. Just three stories…"

Below the fold, 15 minutes, via YouTube. (Here's the link.)

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Posted in: Apple, Birthday, Commencement address, Stanford, Steve Jobs

• The speech of Steve Jobs' life

  Steven Paul Jobs, Feb 24, 1955 - Oct. 5, 2011

  FORTUNE -- Steve Jobs died one year ago today.

  We can think of no better to way mark his passing than to repost, one more time, the most personal speech this very private man ever gave: His commencement address to the Stanford University class of 2005.

  If you haven't heard it — or haven't heard it recently — we give you Apple's (AAPL) MORE

  Philip Elmer-DeWitt - Oct 5, 2012 7:20 AM ET
  Posted in: Apple, Commencement address, Stanford, Steve Jobs

• Stanford's iPhone U: The rise of the armchair coder

  The news from Stanford University this week that the free video podcasts of computer science course CS 193P -- iPhone Application Programming -- have been downloaded a million times is at once a bigger deal, and a smaller one, than it seems.

  Smaller because the number is a little bogus. The university is counting each video separately, so although the total is more than a million -- 1.2 million to be MORE

  Philip Elmer-DeWitt - May 20, 2009 8:22 AM ET
  Posted in: App Store, Apple, iPhone, Stanford

• Steve Jobs is 54

  Tuesday, Feb. 24, is Steve Jobs' birthday.

  He turns 54.

  To celebrate this very personal milestone, we thought we'd re-post what may be the most personal public speech this intensely private man has ever made: his commencement address to the Stanford University class of 2005.

  If you haven't seen it -- or haven't heard it recently -- we give you Apple's (AAPL) CEO on life, death and calligraphy.

  "Today I want to tell you MORE

  Philip Elmer-DeWitt - Feb 24, 2009 9:17 AM ET
  Posted in: Apple, Commencement address, Stanford, Steve Jobs

• Video: Steve Jobs' 2005 Stanford commencement address

  Dick Cheney spoke this year at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. John McCain came to Ohio Wesleyan. Barack Obama is filling in for Ted Kennedy at Wesleyan University.

  In this season of college commencement addresses, I offer, in case you missed it, Steve Jobs speaking to Stanford's class of 2005 about life, death and calligraphy.

  "Today I want to tell you three stories from my life. That's it. No big deal. Just MORE

  Philip Elmer-DeWitt - May 24, 2008 5:34 AM ET
  Posted in: Apple, Commencement address, Stanford, Steve Jobs