"The Whole Earth Catalog" was a groundbreaking publication that first appeared in 1968 and continued intermittently until 1998. It was created by Stewart Brand and his team as a tool for the counterculture and the burgeoning environmental movement, and it played a significant role in shaping the ethos of the 1960s and 1970s.

The catalog contained product listings, essays, and articles on a wide variety of topics, including alternative energy, sustainable living, self-sufficiency, and personal empowerment. It was known for its eclectic mix of content, its DIY ethos, and its commitment to a holistic, systems-oriented view of the world.

"We are as gods and might as well get good at it. So far, remotely done power and glory—as via government, big business, formal education, church—has succeeded to the point where gross defects obscure actual gains. In response to this dilemma and to these gains a realm of intimate, personal power is developing—power of the individual to conduct his own education, find his own inspiration, shape his own environment, and share his adventure with whoever is interested. Tools that aid this process are sought and promoted by the WHOLE EARTH CATALOG."

The quote by Steve Jobs in his famous stanford commencement speech - stay hungry, stay foolish - was from Oct 1974 edition, last page.

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