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Re:Woz’s take on the Apple 1’s noisy -5 volt supply by gareim on Tuesday November 04, 2014 @01:17PM (#8558077)
I just want to add that I couldn't get past the first third of the book for the same reason. It felt like every chapter was another "humblebrag" event and the pranks weren't really that funny to me either.

I'm sure Woz is an amazing guy though. I would love to learn more about one of the giants from just before my time if anyone has another book they could recommend.

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Re:Woz’s take on the Apple 1’s noisy -5 volt supply by CamperBob2 on Tuesday November 04, 2014 @08:45PM (#8560116)
You've got to read iWoz in the context of the times it refers to. Jobs and Woz started out as a couple of naive, idealistic young hippies. Only one of them really changed.

A biography of Woz is never going to read like a glossy, romanticized biography of Thomas Edison, Nikola Tesla, Andrew Viterbi, Elon Musk or whoever. That's not who he is. He's... well, he's Woz. It takes all kinds, especially his.

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Re:Woz’s take on the Apple 1’s noisy -5 volt supply by jcheng on Tuesday November 04, 2014 @04:36PM (#8559177)
> I would love to learn more about one of the giants from just before my time if anyone has another book they could recommend.

It's been years and years since I read this, but I remember really enjoying it: http://www.amazon.com/Out-their-Minds-Discoveries-Scientists...

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