November 7th, 2005
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak celebrates the Homebrew Computer Club turning 30
We have a bunch of videos from the 30th anniversary of the Homebrew Computer Club, where Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak and other technology pioneers came up with the ideas that led to the first personal computers.
$666.66 seemed like a good idea: Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak divulges the reasoning behind the infamous computer price for the first Apple computer.
Demon typist: Woz reminisces about writing hexadecimnal codes. Former club president Lee Felsenstein and club member Allen Baum then praise Woz as the world’s fastest code typer.
Apple was cheap, and on TV: Woz tells the Hombrew Computer Club 30th anniversary crowd about building Apple’s first computers on the cheapest parts and processors that could be found.
Wozniak on Homebrew: The most important thing: Woz credits the Homebrew Computer Club meetings with teaching him much that was useful in creating Apple.
Steve Wozniak cuts a cake to help celebrate the club’s 30th birthday. (Photo credit: Scott Ard)
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