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Woz Expelled
Woz was expelled from the University of Colorado Boulder due to hacking into their system and sending prank messages to people.
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Woz Creates a Blue Box
Wozniak creates "Blue Boxes" for hacking into phone lines and begins selling them to students with Jobs.
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Woz Begins Working with Hewlett-Packard
Woz was hired on as an engineering intern.
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Woz Creates a Microcomputer
By using the 8080 microprocessor, Woz was able to build a microcomputer around it. Later, Woz and Jobs dub it the Apple 1
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The Founding of Apple Inc.
Woz sold his programmable calculator and Jobs sold his microbus to fund the creation of Apple 1s but as a kit for consumers.
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The Apple II
The Apple II wasn't a kit, but a complete computer that appealed to more than just hobbyists.
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Apple Inc. Goes Public
Apple's market value exceeded $1 billion once the company went public.
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Woz Suffers Amnesia
Due to a plan crash, Woz losses the ability to form new long-term memories and goes on sabbatical.
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Woz Retires
Wozniak retires from Apple and focuses his attention on philanthropic causes.
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National Medal of Technology
President Reagan awards Woz and Jobs the National Medal of Technology.
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Woz Graduates from Berkeley
Woz was awarded with a bachelor of science in electrical engineering degree though he dropped out of college because of his work at Apple.
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iWoz
Woz publishes his autobiography iWoz: Computer Geek to Cult Icon: How I Invented the Personal Computer, Co-Founded Apple, and Had Fun Doing It.
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Fusion-Io
Woz becomes an employee for Fusion-Io as the chief scientist.
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Primary Data
After Fusion-Io is purchased by SanDisk, Woz begins working for Primary Data as their chief scientist.
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