A review of the book iWoz: Computer Geek to Cult Icon
Wozniak wrote this book like it is. He talked lengthily about stuff that mattered to him — from electronics, to pranks, about Apple I and II, and his seeming disapproval of Apple III, to a remote control maker company that he founded, musical events that he sponsored for the fun of it (not to become rich because he is already rich by that time), to his airplane accident that made him forgetful for awhile.
Wozniak rarely mentioned Steve Jobs and when he did he credits Jobs with his marketing abilities. Wozniak made sure we understand who did what then — Wozniak was the engineer and Jobs was the salesman. He reiterated in his own words that he invented the Apple I and II “on his own.”
In the early part of the book when he described his youth and his inventions using electronics, he was filling it with adjectives of himself being the smartest, the best and other self-promoting descriptions of himself. While he does sound arrogant describing himself, he isn’t making it up because his inventions are verifiable. He may not have invented the personal computer but he improved it to be useful to non-technical people.
