Steve Wozniak

[Recorded Dec 10, 2002]
"Woz" serves up Apple Computer history in his own unique way. In this lecture and Q&A session, Steve provides a rational understanding of many of the innovations leading to early Apple designs. He looks at the early company structure, the personalities that influenced him, and personalities within the company. In addition, he discusses the reasons he wants to be an engineer for life but not a CEO. An entertaining, informative, and very personal view from one of the founders of a corporate and cultural icon.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Computer
• History
• Steve
• Wozniak
• Woz
• Apple

[PeterJYan]

Woz starts talking at 11:25.

[kathie1213]

This man is a genius.

[MomSandee]

Woz is the inventor of the personal computer! He is amazing! As for Jobs he had the spiel that introduced it to the world! Great pair up but Woz is the genius.

[TookMe20min2findThis]

@22ness0hayden

Perhaps, but it's as if I was saying that without Chuck Peddle from MOS/Commodore (who developed the affordable 6502), Apple wouldn't have been Apple. Besides, Peddle and his team were also real genius, but they didn't have a Steve Job with them.

Woz was doing it only for fun! Jobs created the name and made a real business out of it.

So my point is, Apple would've existed without Jobs but could have most likely existed without Woz. But we'll never know don't we.

[22ness0hayden]

@TookMe20min2findThis I disagree that "apple could have been born without Wozniak". He created the Apple I. Without it, Apple wouldn't have been Apple.

[oldtwins]

Superb presentation. Shame this was recorded so poorly.

[itspennysboat]

being a computer engineering student, he's my ultimate idol. steve jobs gets the spotlight all the time that some people dont even know that it was he who invented the computer. without him, apple is nothing.

[syrupticious]

My left year enjoyed this

[MrBearRoars]

H = F3

[im4science77]

Steve Jobs is a commercially smart fellow who knew exactly how to exploit the genius of his technically smarter friend.

No point in debating who is greater.

With out each of these smart guys, the closest association of the word “apple” to science and technology may be perhaps the story of that fruit causing a bump on Sir Issac Newton’s head. (Which is, BTW, just a story)

[TookMe20min2findThis]

Wozniak was a freak, no doubt about it. But as good as he was, there were thousands as brighter as him. He must/should wake up each night to thank Steve Jobs for making things happen.

Today, I think we can say Apple could have been born without Wozniak or be anybody else in his place. We can't say the same for Steve Jobs. He was Apple, he is Apple.

Jobs had the tougher 'job'. There are hundreds of great products out there but there are only a few who can market and sell it right.

[TookMe20min2findThis]

@Commodorian

Your absolutely right. Peddle and his team were the real genius.