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The boards had to be beautiful in Steve [Jobs]'s eyes when you looked at them, even though when he created the Macintosh he made it impossible for a consumer to get in the box, because he didn't want people tampering with anything.

John Sculley

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John Sculley
Age: 85
Born: 1939
Born: April 6
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