Jandali {The Lost Father}. ALVY RAY SMITH. A cofounder of Pixar who clashed with Jobs. BURRELL SMITH. Brilliant, troubled hardware designer on the original Mac team, afflicted with schizophrenia in the 1990s. AVADIS "AVIE" TEVANIAN. Worked with Jobs and Rubinstein at NeXT, became chief software engineer at Apple in 1997. JAMES VINCENT. A music-loving Brit, the younger partner with Lee Clow and Duncan Milner at the ad agency Apple hired. RON WAYNE. Met Jobs at Atari, became first partner with Jobs and Wozniak at fledgling
Walter Isaacson's biography of Steve Jobs highlights the significant individuals who influenced Jobs' journey and the development of Apple. Alvy Ray Smith, a Pixar cofounder, had notable conflicts with Jobs due to their differing visions. Burrell Smith was a key hardware designer for the original Mac, though he struggled with schizophrenia. Avadis "Avie" Tevanian, who joined Jobs at NeXT, later became Apple's chief software engineer, contributing substantially to the company's resurgence...
