[ED: This cartoon -- from National Lampoon alum and BYTE technologist Dino Londis -- playfully depicts Apple with and without its outgoing CEO Steve Jobs.]

I knew the Steve Jobs exit from Apple was inevitable, but it still seemed years away.

Graphic Courtesy: Dino Londis

I congratulate Steve on cofounding Apple -- and engineering the most impressive business turnaround of all time.

Dino Londis is a BYTE technologist specializing in COIT by night, and an IT Pro working at a Manhattan law firm by day. Email him at Dino@BYTE.com.