Backstage life of Steve Jobs (19 photos)

"I will certainly know how to tell a story" - a favorite expression of the American documentary photographers Doug Menyuza. During his career he has worked in the North Pole, and in the Amazon, and Vietnam, and in Africa, and hundreds of other interesting corners of the globe.

However, there is a corner through which Doug Menyuz received massive recognition in the community of journalists and photographers - Silicon Valley. From 1986 to 1988, Doug takes for LIFE magazine backstage life of Steve Jobs' new company - NeXT Inc. Later, c 1992 to 1993, Doug takes in Apple Computer Inc. There, he documents the processes of development of some new products, including the Apple Newton from the early stages to the launch. In addition, from 1988 and 1995, he takes corporate life in Adobe Systems, where he became one of the first to witness the birth of Photoshop.

Bill Gates (1992)


NeXT celebrate the opening of the new headquarters premises (1986)


Steve Jobs at the launch at NeXT (1988)


Steve Jobs goes on a picnic with his colleagues (1987)


Sun Microsystems (1992)


John Sculley to Apple Computer Inc. (1990)


Employee Apple, Sarah Clarke, nursed with her baby during working hours (1993)


Steve Jobs at an informal meeting with the staff (1987)


LAM Computer (1990)


Chuck Geschke and John Warnock - founders of Adobe Systems (1988)


In the office of NeXT (1988)


Dog at the meeting in the company Autodesk (1995)


Employees of Apple (1993)


Employees of Apple (1993)


Steve Capps (Software Engineer Apple, author of the Finder) at home (1992)


Sleepless night at NeXT (1986)


Susan Keir - employee of NeXT (1987)


Clinton's visit to the Valley (1995)
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A party for the employees of Adobe (1989)