The National Geographic Channel TV show "Diggers" will feature an episode about the excavation of a time capsule buried at the Aspen Meadows campus of the Aspen Institute in 1983. The time capsule, known as the "Aspen Time Tube" and the "Steve Jobs Time Capsule", contained items including the mouse from Steve Jobs' failed Apple Lisa PC and provided insights into Jobs' vision of future tablet computers. It was difficult to locate due to landscape and building changes but was ultimately excavated by the TV show's experts in 2013.

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National Geographic Channel Features Time Capsule
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Above, watch the preview for the National Geographic Channel TV show "Diggers,"
featuring the Aspen Meadows campus. The episode will air on Feb. 25th at 10pm EST.
The Aspen Institute Aspen Meadows campus is home to many a legacy, but few are buried
underground. Here's one exception: a time capsule buried in 1983, known as the "Aspen
Time Tube," was unearthed in September 2013, located by expert excavators and stars of
the hit National Geographic Channel TV show "Diggers." Harry Teague, a local architect
who was pivotal in the original burial of the Time Tube, also aided in the excavation.
The capsule later also became known as the "Steve Jobs Time Capsule" because among
other finds, it contains the mouse from Jobs' greatest commercial failures — the Apple Lisa
PC. Jobs used the Apple Lisa PC to navigate through a presentation that hinted at the future
of tablet computers at the 1983 Aspen International Design Conference, which coincided
with the burying of the Time Tube.
The capsule was unusually difficult to find due to the changing landscaping and architecture
of the Aspen Meadows and the neighboring Aspen Center for Psychics and Aspen Music
Festival and School campuses. Catch this special episode of "Diggers" Tuesday, Feb. 25th
at 10pm EST on the National Geographic Channel.
Listen to Steve Jobs speaking at the 1983 Aspen International Design Conference, below.
For more about the conference and Jobs' devotion to design, read the 2012 "Smithsonian"
magazine cover story by Aspen Institute President and CEO and Jobs' biographer Walter
Isaacson.

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