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The Wizard of Woz
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By host Tom Ashbrook:

In the beginning, the true beginning of the personal computer revolution, there were two Steves: Steve Jobs, the iconic Apple Computer CEO who still strides the corporate stage of iPods and mega-deals today — and — Steve Wozniak, the cult icon, the true geek, the engineer, the guy who actually got it done.

Steve Wozniak — “Woz” as he was known — is the man who created, who built, the world’s first personal computer qith his own hands, and his own world-changing computer geek gusto.

Jobs may be the face of Apple cool today but “Woz” was the soul of the machine. Now he’s talking, about life and computers and world-changing glory days.

Hear a conversation with Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak.


Quotes from the Show:

“I don’t want to be well known for founding Apple but for being the engineer of the computer.” Steve Wozniak

“I made up my mind that I would always stay an engineer. … I don’t want to run a company.” Steve Wozniak

Guests:

Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple Computer, author of the new book “iWOZ: Computer Geek to Cult Icon.”

 
 

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