Steve Wozniak

American computer pioneer, inventor, computer engineer and programmer; co-founder of Apple Inc.

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Born 1950 · age 76United States

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    Born 1950
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    2011
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Updated 2026-06-21

He built the machines that made personal computing possible. While Steve Jobs shaped Apple's image, Wozniak engineered the Apple I and Apple II — the circuits and code that turned a hobbyist dream into something you could actually buy and use at home.

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Born August 11, 1950, Stephen Gary Wozniak came up as an electrical engineer and programmer before co-founding Apple Computer with Steve Jobs in 1976. He developed the Apple I in 1975 and designed the Apple II, introduced in 1977 — one of the first mass-produced microcomputers that actually worked for ordinary people. He helped shape early Macintosh concepts from 1979 to 1981 alongside Jef Raskin, until a plane accident pulled him away and Jobs took over the project. After leaving Apple permanently in 1985, he founded CL 9 and released the first programmable universal remote in 1987, then spen…

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Sourced, dated quotes from Steve Wozniak

Steve Wozniak
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I never lie, even to this day. Not even a little. Unless you count playing pranks on people, which I don't. That's comedy. Entertainment doesn't count.
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Steve Wozniak
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Wherever smart people work, doors are unlocked.
The Fifth HOPE (Hackers on Planet Earth) Conference, Saturday keynote speech (10 July 2004)
Steve Wozniak
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I also like to ride Segways. How much fun that is! Anybody think that's fun? I hope so...
The Fifth HOPE (Hackers on Planet Earth) Conference, Saturday keynote speech (10 July 2004)
Steve Wozniak
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A lot of hacking is playing with other people, you know, getting them to do strange things.
The Fifth HOPE (Hackers on Planet Earth) Conference, Saturday keynote speech (10 July 2004)
Steve Wozniak
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Steve Jobs doesn't use a Mac, and won't, because it's too crappy in his opinion.
Commenting on Steve Jobs's stewardship after his return to Apple, before the release of Mac OS X, MacTech Vol. 14 No. 5 (May 1998)
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