Elegant Technology

I went to the SAID business school in Oxford, England today to hear Steve Wozniak [the WOZ] give an account of how he came to design the Apple 1 and Apple ][ computers.

Steve gave passionate speech that lasted an hour followed by questions and answers.

During his speech he let out some interesting details about Steve Jobs but he, obviously, focused on his own career the most.

My view is that WOZ was a big influence on Jobs. WOZ spoke about how he would devise and refine his inventions so that they were as simple as possible and used as few components as he could. This approach - a minimalist approach - seems to have influenced Jobs in his outlook on life.

In this way I feel that the WOZ is present in every Apple product. Even today their products are simplified as much as possible.

I got a signed copy of the book iWoz and hope to find out some more fascinating facts. The signature inside just says ‘Woz’.

[Picture taken with a V3 RAZR and cropped - Hence the poor quality]

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