Woz’s take on the Apple 1’s noisy -5 volt supply

Re:Woz’s take on the Apple 1’s noisy -5 volt supply by twic on Tuesday November 04, 2014 @01:42PM (#8558243)

One of the things i admire about Woz is that he had the self-awareness not to lust after a second act. He has neither the insecurity to need to do it, nor the arrogance to think that he could do it.

He gave the world a superb, decisive work of engineering, then left the stage to other performers while he went to teach future generations.

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Re:Woz’s take on the Apple 1’s noisy -5 volt supply by melling on Tuesday November 04, 2014 @02:30PM (#8558535)

I wouldn't call wanting a second act ego. It's about contributing and working on interesting problems. Elon, for example, made some money on PayPal but that's not what he really wanted to do. Once you become successful it opens doors. The guys at Google didn't want to be an advertising company, they probably want to just work on Google X all day. Anyway, the Woz already made a dent in the universe. He's certainly entitled to relax if that's what he so chooses.

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Re:Woz’s take on the Apple 1’s noisy -5 volt supply by CPAhem on Tuesday November 04, 2014 @06:50PM (#8559769)

I admire his humbleness, and his admission of how lucky they were.

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