[tps_title]12. Steve Wozniak[/tps_title]
While Steve Jobs will probably always be the face of Apple Computer, Steve Wozniak was possibly even more critical to its success. In fact, the case can be made that the entire rise of personal computing hinged on Wozniak’s (or “Woz”, is he is also known. decision to follow his passion for engineering and literally invent the computer as we now know it. It wasn’t all rosy, though. To finance this expedition into the technological unknown, both Woz and Jobs had to sell some of their most prized personal possessions. For Woz, it was his HP Scientific Calculator; for Jobs, his Wolkswagen wan. Together, the two raised the $1,300 they needed to create the earliest Apple prototypes in Job’s tiny garage. The rest, as they say, is history.
While Wozniak is no longer affiliated with Apple, there is no denying Wozniak’s crucial role in building the empire the company now is.
