Apple By James Plafke Feb. 12, 2014 1:34 pm
At the Aspen International Design Conference in 1983, Steve Jobs delivered a talk that covered the future of technology. He used a Lisa mouse — one of the first computer mouse commercially sold — as a presentation aid. After the presentation, attendees donated various items to a time capsule, and Jobs donated the Lisa mouse that helped him navigate the presentation. The capsule was dubbed the Aspen Time Tube, and buried in an Aspen field for excavation years later. Unfortunately, the time capsule was lost — until now.
Over the years, it became known as the Steve Jobs time capsule due to his rise to fame and the seminole piece of tech he included in the tube. The plan was to dig up the tube in the year 2000, but thanks to a landscaping project, the location of the tube was lost. A National Geographic reality show,*Diggers, was true to its name and located the time capsule in order to finally dig it up.
The show’s crew dug up the capsule in September of last year, and it took them a bit of time to sift through the huge tube to find the mouse. They also found a canned six pack of the once-popular Ballantine beer, as well as a reportedly strong stench of mold.
The time capsule is back in the news because*Diggers is set to premier February 25 of this year, leading off with the Steve Jobs time capsule episode. If*Diggers just seems like one of those reality shows where people discover vintage items — such as*Storage Wars — this episode of*Diggers*at least paints the show in a more authentic light. The Steve Jobs time capsule is a real object that skeptical fans can’t speculate was placed by the producers for the crew to find in order to make a more exciting episode.
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Over the years, it became known as the Steve Jobs time capsule due to his rise to fame and the seminole piece of tech he included in the tube. The plan was to dig up the tube in the year 2000, but thanks to a landscaping project, the location of the tube was lost. A National Geographic reality show,*Diggers, was true to its name and located the time capsule in order to finally dig it up.
The show’s crew dug up the capsule in September of last year, and it took them a bit of time to sift through the huge tube to find the mouse. They also found a canned six pack of the once-popular Ballantine beer, as well as a reportedly strong stench of mold.
The time capsule is back in the news because*Diggers is set to premier February 25 of this year, leading off with the Steve Jobs time capsule episode. If*Diggers just seems like one of those reality shows where people discover vintage items — such as*Storage Wars — this episode of*Diggers*at least paints the show in a more authentic light. The Steve Jobs time capsule is a real object that skeptical fans can’t speculate was placed by the producers for the crew to find in order to make a more exciting episode.
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