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Re:Do I need a technical co-founder? by yellow_lead on Monday December 18, 2023 @02:18AM (#38680009)
Actually, Steve Jobs couldn't code. Source from Steve Woz's archived site https://archive.is/YsF8a
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Re:Do I need a technical co-founder? by muzani on Monday December 18, 2023 @04:22AM (#38680610)
Ooh, thanks, very good primary source. I assumed that because he was hired as a technician, he actually did technical stuff.
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Re:Do I need a technical co-founder? by ResourceToOlder on Tuesday December 19, 2023 @07:57PM (#38704211)
He could code but not as a professional engineer. Your source says he was technical:

> he was technical enough to alter and change and add to other technical designs

He could do more too.

> https://duckduckgo.com/?q=steve+jobs+atari

> Jobs was hired as Atari employee #40, as a technician fixing up and tweaking circuit board designs.

> "So, we decided to have a night shift in engineering -- he was the only one in it."

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