iWoz: Computer Geek to Cult Icon: Getting to the Core of Apple's Inventor - Hardcover

Steve Wozniak; Gina Smith

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0393061434 ISBN 13: 9780393061437

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, 2006

Synopsis

Before slim laptops that fit into briefcases, computers looked like strange vending machines, with cryptic switches and pages of encoded output. But in 1977 Steve Wozniak revolutionized the computer industry with his invention of the first personal computer. As the sole inventor of the Apple I and II computers, Wozniak has enjoyed wealth, fame, and the most coveted awards an engineer can receive, and he tells his story here for the first time.

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Review:

'Fascinating' (The Times)

'A compelling, first-hand account' (Daily Telegraph)

'Full of detail and charm' (The Times)

'[An] oddly endearing autobiography... written in a cheery, artless style' (FT magazine)

'A small triumph' (Sunday Times)

'An honest but quirky biography' (City A.M.)

'I, WOZ is essential reading, not just because of the great prose or because it makes revelations...it's real value lies in the reflections of the man who sparked the computer revolution...I, WOZ offers lessons for the next generation: believe in yourself, make do, be honest and work alone. He might have added: "be generous" - it's the way he's led his life' (Sydney Morning Herald)

'Wozniak... helped to kick-start the computer revolution. His account of his early geekdom and how all his skills came together to conceive the Apple I and Apple II computers is in many ways the highlight of the book' (Sunday Express)

'A valuable book' (Sunday Times)

Book Description:

The co-founder of the Apple computer tells his exclusive story for the first time

About this edition

• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0393061434
• ISBN 13: 9780393061437
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 330