The Apple II: A platform where young innovators could turn logic into reality.

The Logic of Innovation: Remembering the Promise of the Personal Computer Revolution

In 1983, during a talk that resonated with the burgeoning spirit of the personal computer, Steve Jobs shared an anecdote that beautifully captures the essence of what computerusingagent.com is all about: the power of logic, innovation, and the individual creator.

He recounted:

"I met a 13-year-old kid recently who had started a company called Aristotle Software. And I asked him, 'Why Aristotle?' And he said, 'Because Aristotle believed in logic. And logic is at the foundation of software.' He's 13 years old and he's got two employees. And he's making a living writing educational software for the Apple II. And there's Aristotle Software, and there are hundreds and hundreds of others. And that's why I'm so optimistic. Because in the future there will not just be the big software companies, but there are going to be thousands of small software companies started by people like this, and they're going to compete and invent things that none of us have even imagined yet. And that's the exciting part about this whole thing."

This story, set against the backdrop of the revolutionary Apple II, speaks volumes about the democratizing power of technology. A young mind, grounded in the principles of logic, could leverage this new platform to create, build a business, and contribute to a wave of unforeseen innovation.

At computerusingagent.com, we see a direct lineage between that 13-year-old coding educational software on his Apple II and the independent developers and small teams today who are building the next generation of intelligent software agents. Just as logic was the foundation of software then, sophisticated algorithms and reasoning are the core of AI agents now.

Jobs' optimism wasn't misplaced. While the landscape has evolved dramatically, his core prediction has come true. The power to create intelligent tools is increasingly in the hands of smaller, agile teams and even individual developers, building "Computer Using Agents" that perform tasks, automate workflows, and augment human capabilities in ways we are only beginning to explore.

The spirit of Aristotle, the foundation of logic, and the drive for individual innovation that powered the early days of personal computing are the same forces driving the evolution of Computer Using Agents today. We are here to document and celebrate this ongoing revolution, recognizing that the most exciting innovations often come from unexpected places, driven by logic and a vision for what technology can do.

Welcome to the journey.