Steve Wozniak
speaker
809 appearances
2 recordings
2 series
first heard Nov 2025
last heard 21 May
Steve Wozniak’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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This wasn't just an upgrade, this was a revolution.
Color built in from the ground up, not tacked on later.
Half as many chips, but twice as fast.
High-resolution graphics, sound, game paddles, and basic language built right in.
The Apple II was the first low-cost computer which, out of the box, you didn't have to be a geek to use, Wozniak wrote.
But they needed money to build it.
Despite selling thousands of dollars worth of computers, Wozniak still worked out of his apartment and jobs from his bedroom.
They started showing the Apple II to potential investors in Jobs' garage.
Chuck Petal from Commodore came by, wearing a suit and a cowboy hat.
Wozniak was thrilled.
This was the guy who'd helped develop the 6502 chip.
Wozniak showed off his creation, typing basic programs, displaying color spirals on the screen.
Petal was
Unimpressed, a few weeks later, they presented to Commodore's executives.
Then Jobs made what Wozniak called the most ridiculous statement.
You might want to buy this product for a few hundred thousand dollars, Jobs told the executives.
Then he added, plus you'd have to give us jobs working on the project.
The meeting ended.
Commodore called a few days later, declining.
They decided to build their own machine and cheaper without color, sound, or graphics.
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