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.
