The Computer History Museum in San Jose, CA, hosted several Apple luminaries in celebration of “Apple at 50: Five Decades of Thinking Different,” including:

• Chris Espinosa, employee #8 and Apple’s longest-still-active employee.
• John Sculley, CEO #3 (who Steve Jobs convinced to take the job with “Do you want to sell sugared water for the rest of your life? Or do you want to come with me and change the world?”).
• Avie Tevanian, former Sr. VP of Engineering, designer of the Mach kernel (and architect of the controversial Technote 2034).
• Bill Fernandez (UI architect and first full-time employee).
• Ronald Wayne (the third cofounder and creator of Apple’s first “Newton” logo).

(David Pogue was the moderator. He was… fine… but he’s not as funny and charming as he thinks he is.)

I was unable to attend (tickets sold out in fifteen minutes!), but I did watch the livestream. It’s now up on CHM’s YouTube channel. A must-watch for anyone interested in the history of Apple.

If you’re in the California Bay Area, CHM is also hosting several “Apple@50” interactive exhibits.