Book: iWoz
I've had Steve Wozniak's
autobiography on the bookshelf since it was released
late in 2006 but have just got around to reading it.
Once started though I couldn't put it down and
finished it in just a few days. If you know me you
will know this is fast going for a book as I'm
generally a slow reader. I like to read every word
and take them all in.
The book is great and takes you back to Steve's
childhood and how he got interested in electronics
and then later computers. The book goes into Woz's
obsession with creating circuits with as few
components as possible, which proved to be one of the
many reasons why the first personal computer,
designed and built by Steve was so successful. The
book goes on describing how Apple Computers was born
and became an overnight success. Importantly and
interestingly, Steve rights a number of truths which
prior the publishing of this book were documented in
every book, movie, web site relating to the history
of Apple.
Finally Woz explains what took place after he left
Apple, starting his own company developing universal
remote controls, organising festivals and how he
started teaching. In my opinion this book is a must
read for anyone interested in the history of the home
computer and/or Apple computers. You can get your own
copy of iWoz by clicking
here.