iWoz: Computer Geek to Cult Icon: How I Invented the Personal Computer, Co-Founded Apple, and Had Fun Doing It
 

iWoz: From Computer Geek to Cult Icon: How I Invented the Personal Computer, Co-Founded Apple, and Had Fun Doing It

by Steve Wozniak, Gina Smith

The 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... (read more)

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EmeraldRocket
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Steve Wozniak (with the obvious and very able assistance of Gina Smith) has written a gem of a book in iWoz. This book is literally for everyone, techies and non techies alike, as the Revolution created by Mr. Wozniak and Steve Jobs truly changed our world. I have often thought of the two as highly different individuals brought together in a common cause with radically different skill sets. Cast The Woz as John Lennon and Steve Jobs as Paul McCartney. Lennon wanted to CREATE...

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Patrick G
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This book is interesting because it gives an answer to the following questions: 1) Does Steve Wozniak live up to his status hardware genius? 2) Could he be a role model for engineers? Lets start with the latter. Being an electrical engineer myself, I'm always looking for examples of successful fellow engineers who 'made it'. These people can serve as an example showing that one of the best professions is the world is also 'cool' and rewarding. The nerdy and introverted...

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