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dubious[edit]

Jobs did not have executive authority to "kill" any project; he was not even able to keep himself on Lisa project, being pushed out from there (then leading Macintosh team); this claim by Markkula possibly does not have corroboration with facts. DenisRS (talk) 10:58, 3 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Timeline error[edit]

If Markula was born in 1942, and retired at 38, that means he worked until 1980. However, the article says he came out of retirement after meeting the two Steves in 1977, which would make him 35.--RicardoC 07:25, 15 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, also to add, the timeline context seemed quite messy, misleading, maybe somewhat WP:PEACOCKing tastes for the Steve Jobs fan-club pov. Fixed timeline and added sections. Markkula was early retired, after making some small fortune on his stock options, certainly that was not at age 69.
http://www.nytimes.com/1997/09/01/business/an-unknown-co-founder-leaves-after-20-years-of-glory-and-turmoil.html --Makesdark (talk) 05:52, 24 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Timeline Error comment - The article says he retired at 32 not 38. User: 570nchurch —Preceding unsigned comment added by 570nchurch (talk • contribs) 17:33, 21 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Early Life[edit]

Someone wrote: "His first name Armas means dear or loving in Finnish language". Someone else correctly flagged this for a citation, which will not be found. "Armas" is NOT a Finnish name, and it is not at all related to (or a cognate of) any words in the Finnish language that denote either dear or loving. Markkula is certainly a Finnish surname, indicating that the family roots were near a place/farm called Markku, or from the family of Markku.Jace1 (talk) 07:04, 21 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Correction: after recently consulting a linguist and native Finn, from Sievi, Finland, it seems that my opinion from earlier today is incorrect. Armas IS a Finnish name, but seldom used, for quite some time. Armas, DOES mean both dear and loving in the Finnish language. My previous opinion was formed by the lack of Armas on the list of men's names in the Suomen Almanakka. Jace1 (talk) 13:38, 21 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Computer History Museum oral history[edit]

The Computer History Museum (CHM) has recently published an oral history of Markkula. I have added a link to the entry in the CHM catalog, but perhaps this can be improved:

linking directly to the video on YouTube
linking to the CHM catalog entry for the PDF transcript instead or in addition to the video
adding metadata such as the date the interview took place, who the interviewer was

2601:646:180:8E00:4A0:BC04:CBFC:6D14 (talk) 22:02, 13 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]