I'm roughly 14 years younger than Woz, and I grew up in Seattle reading about the exploits of the Steves. While I started at a startup in Seattle at 17 years of age, I've never reached any real fame. But I was always a fanboy of the men that built high tech, with Woz being one of them.
8 weeks ago, I returned to the Silicon Valley for a job, and I bought a house in the hills of Los Gatos. After being here for a week, I was told that Woz lives up the hill a few house from mine.
I wake up every morning hoping to see him riding his Segway down the street, but I have yet to spot him.
Everbody wishes they could hang out with the Woz, and even though I'm 54 years old, I still have my heroes in the industry.
It's not critical of Woz but it does re-seat him as a peripheral figure. I was surprised given the other things I've read. I'm not asserting it as the "truth" but it was a different take.
Not at all, I'm pointing out an alternative source, nor am I "taking a dump" on him. I phrased it quite tactfully I thought.
If you want to be a fragile zealot, afraid of alternative sources which I asked if you had read, go ahead.
In fact at the cost of worshiping one person as "the creator/first" of something we have the loss to history of the role the engineers at Commodore played. That's why it's important to question this stuff.
Sounds like you are offended by hearing something you don't like and projecting something worse upon a commenter. Just short of calling him violent. 2016!!!
8 weeks ago, I returned to the Silicon Valley for a job, and I bought a house in the hills of Los Gatos. After being here for a week, I was told that Woz lives up the hill a few house from mine.
I wake up every morning hoping to see him riding his Segway down the street, but I have yet to spot him.
Everbody wishes they could hang out with the Woz, and even though I'm 54 years old, I still have my heroes in the industry.
Woz is one of them.