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Netscape, 291
Neville Brothers, 410
Newman, Randy, 288, 432
News Corp., 507–8
newser.com, 523
Newsweek, 165–66, 218, 236, 290, 323, 355, 393, 445, 494, 495–96
Newton (Apple), 308–9, 338, 385
Newton, Isaac, 69
New York Post, 507
New York Times, 228, 233, 281, 290, 291, 384, 408, 411, 451, 478, 494, 498, 504–5, 516
NeXT, xviii, 166, 245, 246, 259, 268, 297, 363, 374, 445, 447, 458
Apple and, 213–15, 217–18, 221–22, 298–300, 305–6
Apple’s staff “raid” on, 213–15
bundled features of, 224–25, 234
circuit board of, 222, 233–34
design of, 222–23
electronic book of, 234–35
failure of, 293–94
finances of, 226–28
Gates and, 229–30, 236–37
headquarters of, 223–24
IBM and, 231–32
idea behind, 211–12, 214
late release of, 234–36
launch of, 232–35
Lewin and, 212–13, 224
licensing issue and, 231–32
logo of, 219–21
matte finish of, 223
Microsoft and, 236–37
name of, 219
NextStep system of, 231–32, 294
operating system of, 366
optical disk of, 234–35
Perot and, 227–28
price of, 235
reaction to, 236
retreats of, 226
sales of, 237
unseen craftsmanship in, 223
Ng, Stan, 387
Nicks, Stevie, 479
Nietzsche, Friedrich, 119
Nine Inch Nails, 397
1984 (Orwell), 162
Nocera, Joe, 223, 451, 478
Noer, Michael, 497–98
No Line on the Horizon (U2) 424
Norton, Jeffrey, 494
Novel (parlor game), 548
Noyce, Robert, 9–10, 121, 537
Obama, Barack, 495, 497, 555
SJ’s dinner for, 545–47
SJ’s meeting with, 544–45
Obama administration, 258
Oh Mercy (Dylan), 412
Omen, The (film), 69
“One Too Many Mornings” (song), 416
Ono, Yoko, 180, 331, 374, 418
OpenMind (mental health network), 265
Oppenheimer, J. Robert, 363
Oppenheimer, Peter, 460, 557
Oracle, 283, 296, 349, 372, 545
Oregon Feeling Center, 50
O’Reilly, Bill, 508
Ornish, Dean, 454
Orwell, George, 160, 162, 169
Osborne, Adam, 123, 135
Ostrovsky, Alex, 410
Otellini, Paul, xv, 447–48, 492, 493
Otogawa, Kobun Chino, see Chino, Kobun
Outkast, 418
“Outlaw Blues” (song), 417
Ovitz, Michael, 436–37
Oxford Dictionary of Quotations, 225
Oxford University Press, 224
Oyama, Terry, 128–29
Ozzie, Ray, 533–34
Packard, David, xix, 9, 25, 306, 534–35, 569
Page, Larry, 275, 511–12, 552
Page, Rich, 136–37, 212, 214
Palm, 459
Palmisano, Sam, 333
Panasonic, 356–57
Pantone company, 83
Paris Review, 255
Parker, Maynard, 236
Parrish, Maxfield, 91
Pascal (computer language), 94
P.A. Semi, 492–93
Patton, George S., 2
Patton (film), 203–4, 206
Paulsen, David, 225
PayPal, 410
PBS, 227
PC World, 395–96
Pearlstine, Norman, 330
Pearson Education, 511
Peddle, Chuck, 72
Pei, I. M., 128, 180, 224
People’s Computer Company, 59
PepsiCo., 149–52
corporate headquarters of, 151–52
Perfect Thing, The (Levy), 412
Perkins, Tony, 295, 395
Perot, Ross, 227–28, 231
Personal Computer Festival, 70, 71
Pfeifer, Herbert, 194
Philips Electronics, 385, 388
Picasso, Pablo, 330, 332
Pileggi, Nick, 256
Pininfarina, Sergio, 126
Pinter, Harold, 204
Pixar, xviii, 166, 242, 248, 304, 311, 314, 322, 363, 450
ant movies rivalry and, 427–30
CAPS system of, 242
digital animation business of, 242–44
Disney’s merger with, 432–43
Disney’s Toy Story deal with, 284–88, 290–91
financial losses of, 245–48
headquarters of, 430–32
IPO of, 291
mass market debate and, 241–42, 247
name of, 240
Reyes program of, 241
Showplace computer program of, 247
SJ’s investment in, 248–49
Toy Story premiere and, 289–90
Pixar Image Computer, 240–41, 242, 245
Plastic Ono Band, 51
Plato, 19
Playboy, 189
Plimpton, George, 255
Pocahontas (film), 289
Podolny, Joel, 461
Polaroid, xix, 8, 207, 567
Pollack, Andrew, 233
Polo Shop, 251–52
Pong (video game), 43, 52–54
Popular Mechanics, 59
Popular Science, 170
PortalPlayer, 387
Portola Institute, 59
Powell, Laurene, xv, xviii, 267–83, 267, 302, 365, 402, 452, 467, 476, 482, 497, 541–42, 554, 559
background of, 269–70
children of, 282–83
College Track program and, 543
marriage of, 272–74
organic food company of, 274
Palo Alto home of, 274–77, 278
pregnancy of, 271–72
SJ assessed by, 543–44
SJ’s cancer ordeal and, 453–55, 483–86, 548–50, 555
SJ’s first meeting with, 268–69
SJ’s marriage proposal to, 270–72
20th wedding anniversary of, 529–30
PowerBook G3, 338, 373, 470
PowerBook G4, 470
Power Computing, 335–36
Power Macintosh G3, 338, 349, 373
PowerPC (microprocessor), 446–47
President’s Economic Recovery Advisory Board, 544
Presley, Elvis, 487
Press, Tony, 429
Pressplay, 395, 403, 404
primal scream therapy, 50, 51, 57
Prince of Egypt (film), 428–29
Processor Technology Corporation, 70
Prodigy, 502
Product Red campaign, 423–24
publishing industry, 504–6
QuickDraw, 169–70, 180
Quittner, Josh, 506
Radio Shack, 28, 139
Radius company, 335
Raduchel, Bill, 394
Ram Dass, Baba (Richard Alpert), 34, 37
Rams, Dieter, 127, 132, 343
Rand, Paul, 219–21, 222
Raskin, Jef, 94, 95–96, 108–13, 122, 140, 170
Macintosh computer and, 109–13, 128
ouster of, 113
SJ’s clash with, 110–13
Ratatouille (film), 441
RAZR (cell phone), 465–66
Reagan, Ronald, 192–93, 231, 547
reality distortion field, 38, 52, 117–20, 140, 145, 161, 175–76, 179, 185, 186, 191, 226, 229, 235, 240, 454, 471–72
Wozniak on, 118–19
Real Jukebox, 383
RealNetworks, 385–86, 395
Red Herring, 295, 311, 395
Redse, Tina, 187, 207,
209, 268, 269, 272, 529, 555
SJ’s relationship with, 263–66
Reed College, 33–36, 130, 432, 457
SJ drops out of, 40–41
Regular Guy, A (Simpson), 255, 272, 281–82
Remnick, David, 228
RenderMan (computer language), 241–42
Revelation, Book of, 69
Reyes rendering program, 241
Reznor, Trent, 397
Rice, Garrett, 298–99
Richie, Lionel, 479
Riley, George, 208, 466, 483–84, 485, 487, 557, 559
Riney, Hal, 547
Rio (music player), 383, 384, 389, 409
“Road Not Taken, The” (Frost), 329
Robbin, Jeff, 383, 387, 405, 409
Roberts, Brian, 489
Roche, Gerry, 149
Rock, Arthur, xv, 78, 84, 90, 145, 182, 195, 198, 208, 215
Rock, Toni, 208
Rodin, Auguste, 151
ROKR, 466
Rolling Stone, 166, 397
Rolling Stones, 412, 415
Rolling Thunder Revue, 251
Rosen, Ben, 84, 143
Rosen, Jeff, 416–18
Rosenbaum, Ron, 27
Rossmann, Alain, 134, 184
Rotten Tomatoes, 290
Royal Society of the Arts, 341
Rubin, Andy, 512
Rubinstein, Jonathan “Ruby,” xv, 308–9, 342, 362, 405, 409, 410, 468, 470
Apple left by, 458–59
iMac and, 349, 351–52, 356
iPod and, 384–87
Samit, Jay, 408
Samsung, 493
Sam the Sham, 413
Sanders, Jessica, 500
“Sand” project, 173
San Francisco Chronicle, 218, 333
San Francisco Zen Center, 49
San Jose Mercury, 42
San Jose Mercury News, 311
San Jose swap meet, 18
Sapper, Richard, 127, 342
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Heart Club Band (Beatles), 412
Satoshi, Mizushima, 81
Schieble, Arthur, 2–3
Schieble, Joanne, see Simpson, Joanne Schieble Jandali
Schiller, Phil, 336–37, 344, 348–49, 352, 362, 384, 387, 388, 405, 458, 460, 468, 491, 494, 501, 533, 558
Schlein, Philip, 164, 196, 198
Schlender, Brent, 311, 479, 495
Schmidt, Eric, 321, 450, 511, 512–14, 545, 552
Schneider, Peter, 287
Schuler, Barry, 398
Scott, Mike, xv, 82–84, 101, 113, 354
badge number controversy and, 83
ouster of, 115–16, 148
Scott, Ridley, 163, 165, 187
Scott, Tony, 187
Scrabble, 497
Sculley, John, xv, 148, 167, 170, 180, 187, 213, 214, 222, 227, 228, 238, 263, 299, 301, 302, 309, 319, 320, 323, 338, 353, 355, 569
and decline of Apple company, 295–96
1984 ad and, 163–64
pricing debate and, 157–58
reorganization plan of, 205–7
SJ and ouster of, 200–204, 207
SJ’s clashes with, 194–99, 216–17
SJ’s courtship of, 150–54
at SJ’s 30th birthday party, 189
SJ’s working relationship with, 155–57, 168, 181–82, 195, 199, 215
Sculley, Leezy, 155, 187, 203
Seal, 329
SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission), 313, 321, 481
backdated stock options issue and, 450–51
Secret Service, 278
“Secrets of the Little Blue Box” (Rosenbaum), 27
Segal, George, 140
Segall, Ken, 329, 351
semiconductors, 9–10
Senate, U.S., 432–33
Sequoia Capital, 75, 139
Serwer, Andy, 478, 506
Seva Foundation, 106
Sex (Madonna), 502
Shakespeare, William, xxi, 19, 224, 234
“She Drives Me Crazy” (song), 271
Sheff, David, 189
“Shelter from the Storm” (song), 397
Shockley, William, 9
Showplace computer program, 247
Shrek (film), 430
Shriver, Eunice, 330–31
SIGGRAPH, 243–44
“Silicon Valley USA,” 10
Simon and Garfunkel, 413
Simpson, George, 253
Simpson, Joanne Schieble Jandali, xv, 2–4, 89
SJ’s finding of, 253–55, 258
Simpson, Mona, xv, xix, 4, 250, 254–58, 272, 273–74, 281, 455, 485, 494, 547–48
Jandali and, 256–58
Lisa Brennan and, 282
SJ’s reconnection with, 255–56
Simpsons (TV show), 274
Skoll Foundation, 47
Slade, Mike, 458, 553
Smalltalk (computer language), 95, 96–97
Smith, Alvy Ray, xv, 239–41, 243, 285
SJ’s clash with, 244–45
Smith, Burrell, xv, 109–10, 113–15, 117, 134, 136–37, 141–42, 165, 189, 191, 277
Smith, Gina, 310
Smith, Kathryn (Kat), 268–71, 476, 486
Smith, Wes, 233
Snow White (film), 187, 290
Snow White project, 132–33
Solaris operating system, 298, 308
SOL-20 (computer), 70
“Someday Baby” (song), 417–18
Some Girls (Rolling Stones), 412
Sonnenfeldt, Helmut, 313
Sonsini, Larry, 303
Sony, 125–26, 146–47, 361–62, 381, 385, 394–95, 404, 406, 408, 565
music industry and, 394–95, 400–401
Trinitron products of, 132, 155
Sony Connect, 408
Sony Walkman, 407
Sorkin, Aaron, 456
SoundJam, 383
Soviet Union, 8, 209
Spectra-Physics company, 15
Spielberg, Steven, 291, 427, 442
Spindler, Michael, 296, 335
“Spiritus Domini” (Gregorian chant), 413
Stalin, Joseph, 209
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC), 28, 61
Stanford University, 9, 33, 57
SJ’s 2005 commencement address at, 456–57