News Summary

• Steve Jobs’ August 1997 Macworld Boston keynote was one of his most memorable presentations.
• The keynote had absolutely no tech talk in it, no new products, no whiz-bang demonstrations.
• In 2007, it was rumored that Apple was going to enter the smartphone market with a device that combined the iPod with a cellular phone.
• It didn’t really do it, but the buildup to the expo made the iPhone seem like a forgone conclusion.
• The anticipation before the keynote began in the air was palpable.