LAPTOP Magazine has an interview with Steve Wozniak on the evolution of Apple and operating systems, especially Leopard, Linux, and the iPhone: Early on with the first Apples, we had these dreams that the computer would let you know what you wanted to do. The idea was that little icons or words would suggest what […]
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Woz on the Good Ol’ Days
Electronic Design has an interview with Steve Wozniak reflecting on the background and upbringing that led him to Apple, and the times he wishes he could go back to: “I miss the technical camaraderie,” Wozniak says. “The whole feeling of being on a revolution, on the edge. I miss the intuitive philosophies.” (Tip of the […]
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Wozniak on Great Designs
Courtesy Computerworld comes Babson Insight‘s interview with Steve Wozniak. The interview focuses on the design philosophies that led to his creation of the Apple II three decades ago: Babson: How do you know when you have created a great new product? SW: The key to creating great products is that they have to be easy […]
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Woz parodies self, donates to UC Berkeley
Time for some Woz-stalking (for a good cause)… fans of the Apple Co-founder have probably seen this YouTube video of the Woz circa mid-1980’s, endorsing Datsun’s (now Nissan) 280z sports car. Woz has just made a parody of that commercial. He’s selling his 2005 Nissan 350z, and donating the money collected toward raising $100,000 for new education and engineering […]
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The origin of viruses
The Associated Press reports on Rich Skrenta, who, in 1978 at the age of 15, created the first unofficial computer virus: “Elk Cloner”, a boot sector virus for the Apple II. The article points out that the virus was one of the first to spread uncontrollably, continuing to infect people, including even Gulf War soldier […]
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SignedByWoz store offering Woz autographed goodies
Did you ever wish you could get something personally autographed by Woz, but can’t seem to make it out to an event he’s attending? Now you don’t have to, because like practically everything else on the planet, it’s for sale on eBay! Check out the SignedByWoz store, where you can get pictures, schematics, disks, books […]
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Get Lamp teaser trailer
Jason Scott, creator of BBS: The Documentary, has released to YouTube a teaser trailer for Get Lamp, a documentary of text adventures.
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Woz Interview: “The Apple II was coded by hand”
Courtesy Slashdot comes a lengthy interview with Steve Wozniak at the site 10 Zen Monkeys. In addition to talking about the iPhone, Digital Rights Management (DRM), his favorite pranks, and his recent appearance on the television show The Colbert Report (video clips available at 10 Zen Monkeys), Woz also discusses how he coded the Apple […]
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The History of Zork
Via Slashdot comes a six-page feature on the history of Zork, a classic series of text-based adventure games (or interactive fiction). The article looks at Zork‘s predecessor, the original Colossal Cave game; and Zork’s impact on gaming to follow. Full interviews with Zork’s designers, excerpted in the article, are also available online. In related news, […]
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Vintage Computer Festival East 4.0
Vintage Computer Festival East 4.0 is occurring this weekend in Wall, New Jersey. The event will feature hardware, speakers, and presentations of classic computing from the 1940s forward. The festival’s organizer, Evan Koblentz, writes in his blog, Technology Rewind: “Any computer wiz older than 30 knows about the legendary MOS Technology 6502 processor — the […]