IWoz: Computer Geek to Cult Icon : how I Invented the Personal Computer, Co-founded Apple, and Had Fun Doing itThe mastermind behind Apple sheds his low profile and steps forward to tell his story for the first time. Before cell phones that fit in the palm of your hand and slim laptops that fit snugly into briefcases, computers were like strange, alien vending machines. They had cryptic switches, punch cards and pages of encoded output. But in 1975, a young engineering wizard named Steve Wozniak had an idea: What if you combined computer circuitry with a regular typewriter keyboard and a video screen? The result was the first true personal computer, the Apple I, a widely affordable machine that anyone could understand and figure out how to use. Wozniak's lifebefore and after Appleis a "home-brew" mix of brilliant discovery and adventure, as an engineer, a concert promoter, a fifth- grade teacher, a philanthropist, and an irrepressible prankster. From the invention of the first personal computer to the rise of Apple as an industry giant, iWoz presents a no-holds-barred, rollicking, firsthand account of the humanist inventor who ignited the computer revolution. 16 pages of illustrations. |
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User Review - Razinha - LibraryThingEnjoyable read...particularly the engineering parts where he talked about creating his computer and figuring things out way ahead of the curve. i always appreciate economy of design and coding and it ... Read full review
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User Review - antao - LibraryThingWell, as far as a biography goes, there isn’t all that much and what there is, is only adding to the impression of a somewhat disjointed personality. The impression this book left me was an attempt to ... Read full review
Contents
Our Gang The Electronics Kids | 11 |
The Logic Game | 25 |
Learning by Accident | 43 |
The Ethical TV Jammer | 56 |
Cream Soda Days | 75 |
Phreaking for Real | 93 |
Escapades with Steve | 112 |
HP and Moonlighting as a Crazy Polack | 119 |
The Apple II | 186 |
The Biggest IPO Since Ford | 207 |
The Woz Plan | 222 |
Crash Landing | 234 |
Have I Mentioned I Have the Voice of an Angel? | 244 |
Leaving Apple Moving to Cloud Nine | 259 |
The Mad Hatter | 277 |
Rules to Live By | 287 |
Wild Projects | 137 |
My Big Idea | 150 |
The Apple I | 167 |
Our Very Own Company | 173 |
Glossary | 301 |
Acknowledgments | 311 |
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