Microsoft Windows 95 lagged way behind when launched at a later date, never to catch up with the elegance of the Mac.

I stated that when the price could be reduced from $10,000 to the $3k level that it would sell in volume, and it did with the GUI implemented on the Macintosh. When I saw the Lisa announced and demoed at a Philadelphia computer conference I reported.back to DEC that I had seen the future and its name was Lisa. I was working at DEC's home office in the early 80's as we were struggling with creating a common user interface. Its graphics windows user interface and its subsequent use on the Mac completely changed how humans interact with computers. In my opinion, Apple' s world game-changer was the Lisa. or breaktgroughs' claimed by Woz had been already done by DEC and others. I was with Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) from 1973 to 1983 (2nd largest computer company at the time) and many of the '1sts. Woz.One hell of a big ego, almost too mich to bear.Īlthough this book is an interesting glimpse at the early Apple days and the Apple I and II, many of Woz's claims did not ring true for me.

So, no matter how many times I tried, I just couldn't finish this book. That means that any of the exciting little stories embedded here (the early days of phone phreaking, the Home Brew Club, Apple's early days) I had already heard-and frequently in much more fascinating detail. This leads me to my second problem: although this book was published earlier, I read the Jobs autobiography first. But it would have been better left to an autobiographer to tell, someone who could emphasize the important parts, locate them in the spirit of the times, or at the very least draw out broader thoughts from his subject. Then again, I also think there's tons that's interesting about Woz. I'm telling you, he's an absolutely excellent guy, but such good-naturedness doesn't leave a lot of room for conflict. There is something to possibly be said about the fact that maybe Woz's life is a bit dull for this sort of thing. And I tried a new project for the science fair.), which I believe Woz still is, at heart. Every page reads like an excited little boy who just came home from school (And then I built this project. I'd love to have him as a friend, family member, coworker (I said the opposite of Jobs when reading his biography). Steve Wozniak is a brilliant man, a kind man, a wonderful man. Edit: To give this a bit more depth, let me explain.

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