Yes, that was my Dad, Don McLaughlin, who wouldn't meet with a casually dressed Jobs. My dad was a founder and owner of MOS Technology. MOS developed a prehistoric home PC called the Kim 2 which evolved into the Commodore 64. At the time Jobs and Wizniak were struggling to stay afloat with what would become Apple. My dad was old school. He wore a white button down shirt and a skinny tie every day even on werkends. He never owned. A pair of jeans in his life or even a polo shirt. He told me there was a life lesson for me in that failed meeting. If you wish to do business dress as a businessman. The lesson I took away was not to judge a book by it's cover. Had Dad taken a,stake in Apple to get the company off the ground likely I'd be typing this message from the deck of my yacht in San Diego Harbor with a boat drink in hand.....and wearing jeans and a Grateful Dead T-shirt.
