in early years in my life I was heavy into electronics I stumbled in the ham
into electronics I stumbled in the ham
into electronics I stumbled in the ham radio
radio
radio you built all the pieces and soldered
you built all the pieces and soldered
you built all the pieces and soldered the parts together and you had to learn
the parts together and you had to learn
the parts together and you had to learn a lot of theory to get a license so I
a lot of theory to get a license so I
a lot of theory to get a license so I had my ham radio license in elementary
had my ham radio license in elementary
had my ham radio license in elementary school I was building these fantastic
school I was building these fantastic
school I was building these fantastic school projects and I stumbled into
school projects and I stumbled into
school projects and I stumbled into computer technology in a journal there
computer technology in a journal there
computer technology in a journal there were no books there were no classes
were no books there were no classes
were no books there were no classes available back then it was such an
available back then it was such an
available back then it was such an accident for a nine-year-old to stumble
accident for a nine-year-old to stumble
accident for a nine-year-old to stumble on a journal and start learning about
on a journal and start learning about
on a journal and start learning about ones and zeros and I just told myself at
ones and zeros and I just told myself at
ones and zeros and I just told myself at that very young age this was the most
that very young age this was the most
that very young age this was the most interesting stuff I had ever discovered
interesting stuff I had ever discovered
interesting stuff I had ever discovered there was gonna be my heart’s passion
there was gonna be my heart’s passion
there was gonna be my heart’s passion for the rest of my life I would never
for the rest of my life I would never
for the rest of my life I would never have a job in it I didn’t think there
have a job in it I didn’t think there
have a job in it I didn’t think there were jobs in computers back then
were jobs in computers back then
were jobs in computers back then computers were further out than space
computers were further out than space
computers were further out than space science you heard about them less on the
science you heard about them less on the
science you heard about them less on the news they were huge monstrous machines
news they were huge monstrous machines
news they were huge monstrous machines and nobody else around me was doing this
and nobody else around me was doing this
and nobody else around me was doing this stuff what excited me about the computer
stuff what excited me about the computer
stuff what excited me about the computer itself is the fact that computers were
itself is the fact that computers were
itself is the fact that computers were kind of attributed to being the smartest
kind of attributed to being the smartest
kind of attributed to being the smartest things that they could do jobs that no
things that they could do jobs that no
things that they could do jobs that no humans could do they were Superman stuff
humans could do they were Superman stuff
humans could do they were Superman stuff it was the people that were in the
it was the people that were in the
it was the people that were in the homebrew Computer Club that attracted me
homebrew Computer Club that attracted me
homebrew Computer Club that attracted me here were a lot of people that were like
here were a lot of people that were like
here were a lot of people that were like myself and they wanted a piece of
myself and they wanted a piece of
myself and they wanted a piece of technology to serve as a tool of a
technology to serve as a tool of a
technology to serve as a tool of a revolution where the young person who
revolution where the young person who
revolution where the young person who was shy who was unknown who meant
was shy who was unknown who meant
was shy who was unknown who meant nothing but new electronics and new
nothing but new electronics and new
nothing but new electronics and new computers was now going to be valuable
computers was now going to be valuable
computers was now going to be valuable to the future of society in the world so
to the future of society in the world so
to the future of society in the world so what I did was I had this idea to build
what I did was I had this idea to build
what I did was I had this idea to build the Apple one computer very affordably I
the Apple one computer very affordably I
the Apple one computer very affordably I gave away my computer design for free to
gave away my computer design for free to
gave away my computer design for free to everyone I gave them my code listings I
everyone I gave them my code listings I
everyone I gave them my code listings I helped other people build their own and
helped other people build their own and
helped other people build their own and that was when Steve Jobs came to a club
that was when Steve Jobs came to a club
that was when Steve Jobs came to a club meeting whenever he saw interest he knew
meeting whenever he saw interest he knew
meeting whenever he saw interest he knew that was money Steve was the total
that was money Steve was the total
that was money Steve was the total businessman he wanted the company I just
businessman he wanted the company I just
businessman he wanted the company I just wanted to build cool products the only
wanted to build cool products the only
wanted to build cool products the only obstacle I had was I didn’t want to
obstacle I had was I didn’t want to
obstacle I had was I didn’t want to start a company on the side of the
start a company on the side of the
start a company on the side of the company that I worked for and loved and
company that I worked for and loved and
company that I worked for and loved and was loyal to and would never leave you
was loyal to and would never leave you
was loyal to and would never leave you Packard cuz we built products for
Packard cuz we built products for
Packard cuz we built products for engineers and I was an engineer at heart
engineers and I was an engineer at heart
engineers and I was an engineer at heart so I proposed it to HP first and I
so I proposed it to HP first and I
so I proposed it to HP first and I pleaded I wanted them to make this
pleaded I wanted them to make this
pleaded I wanted them to make this personal computer and they were so
personal computer and they were so
personal computer and they were so intrigued by the idea and they turned it
intrigued by the idea and they turned it
intrigued by the idea and they turned it down and it’s very very lucky because
down and it’s very very lucky because
down and it’s very very lucky because they probably would have built a very
they probably would have built a very
they probably would have built a very boring product for engineers to use
boring product for engineers to use
boring product for engineers to use rather than an exciting interesting
rather than an exciting interesting
rather than an exciting interesting colorful animated game product for
colorful animated game product for
colorful animated game product for normal human beings
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