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Time at UC Berkley
Wozniak designed and engineered his first computer for a school project. He used punching cards and only 20 TTL chips. They cleverly named it " Cream Soda" -
Hewlett- Packard
During his employment at Hewlett-Packard, Steve designed calculators(Hosch). He then dropped out of UC Berkley shortly after. -
First Interaction Between Wozniak and Steve Job
Jobs paid Wozniak to decrease the amount of chips that were included in a circuit board for the Atari-created game, Breakout. Wozniak decreased the number by 50, utilized RAM for the "brick" representation in the game -
The beginning of Apple
Wozniak started creating the computer that would become his signature device, the Apple 1(Santisi) -
Founding of Apple
On this date, Jobs and Wozniak formed the Apple Computer Company, now Apple Inc. -
The Apple II
During his time, Wozniak designed the Apple II, one of the first extremely popular microcomputers to be mass-produced(Hosch). -
Disk II floppy disk drive
Released in 1978, Wozniak designed this for use with the Apple II to replace the cassette tape storage unit -
Apple Macintosh
Wozniak played a significant role in shaping the early ideas for the Apple Macintosh. -
Re-enrollment at UC Berkeley
Wozniak re-enrolled at UC Berkeley and completed his Electrical Engineering and Computer Science degrees.(Wozniak) -
Plane Crash
Wozniak was involved in a plane crash which left him with anterograde amnesia, and face and head injuries. He then decided to leave Apple after he recovered. -
Founding of Unuson
Along with Bill Graham, Wozniak founded Unuson, which ended up being a technology expo and a rock festival which showcased music, computers and television. -
Founding of CL 9
With the founding of CL 9, Wozniak created and commercialized the first programmable remote control. -
Wheels of Zeus
To develop wireless GPS technology and make everyday objects easier to find, Wozniak founded Wheels of Zeus. -
Acquicor Technology
Wozniak founded a holding company which acquires technology companies and develops them. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2023-05-02/steve-wozniak-need-to-be-responsible-about-tech-changes-video -
Woz U
Wozniak established an online learning platform for workers and independent learners. It holds an Arizona State Board school license(Wozniak). -
Privateer Space
Wozniak, alongside Alex Fielding, created a company to address the issues of space debris. Their first version of space traffic monitoring launched on March 1, 2022