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- Born to Margaret Louise Wozniak and Francis Jacob "Jerry" Wozniak, an engineer for Lockheed Corporation
- Grew up in Sunnyvale, California, in what would become Silicon Valley
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- Demonstrated early genius in electronics and mathematics
- Built with Minimal resources and showcased his optimized approach to chipsets
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- Already known for his electronics projects and pranks
- Met Bill Fernandez, who would later introduce him to Steve Jobs
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- Introduced by mutual friend Bill Fernandez
- Bonded over shared interests in electronics and pranks
- Began collaborating on the "Blue Box" project for making free phone calls
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- Took position after dropping out of UC Berkeley
- HP allowed employees to work on personal projects at night
- This freedom enabled him to develop computer designs
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- Held in Gordon French's garage in Menlo Park, California
- Credits this meeting as the inspiration to design the Apple I
- Club focused on making computing accessible to individuals
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- Demonstrated at Homebrew Computer Club meetings
- Featured a working circuit board that users could program
- Sold HP calculator to fund the project
- Byte Shop ordered 50 units for $666.66 each
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- Started in Jobs' garage in Los Altos, California
- Wozniak handled engineering; Jobs handled marketing
- Resigned from Hewlett-Packard to focus on Apple
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- Featured color graphics, built-in keyboard, and expansion slots
- Retail price: $1,298 with 4KB RAM
- Introduced revolutionary color graphics using innovative techniques
- Became one of the first highly successful mass-produced personal computers
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- First "killer app" for personal computers
- Transformed Apple II from hobbyist toy to business tool
- Many people bought Apple II computers specifically to run VisiCalc
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- Stock sold out in minutes
- Wozniak's stake worth approximately $116 million
- One of the most successful IPOs of its era
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- Used name from his dog and new wife Candi Clark
- Took leave of absence from Apple to complete education
- Reassessed priorities after near-death experience
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- Piloting Beechcraft Bonanza A36TC that crashed after takeoff
- Suffered head injuries and five weeks of anterograde amnesia
- Could not form new memories during recovery period
- Playing Apple II games helped him regain cognitive abilities
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- Frustrated with company's direction and size
- Wanted to return to entrepreneurial ventures and teaching
- Remained ceremonial employee receiving minimal salary
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- Awarded jointly with Steve Jobs
- Highest honor for technological achievement in the United States
- Recognized for development of personal computer industry