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Wozniak's 1968 Homestead High School yearbook photo. Stephen Gary Wozniak was born on August 11, 1950, in San Jose, California. [5]: 18 [11] [12]: 13 [13]: 27 His mother, Margaret Louise Wozniak (née Kern) (1923–2014), was from Washington state, [14] and his father, Francis Jacob "Jerry" Wozniak (1925–1994) of Michigan, [5]: 18 was an engineer for the Lockheed Corporation.
Lead singer John Wozniak was inspired to write the song after a woman told him that a room smelled like "sex and candy." The song's abstract lyrics refer to the disco era and include hippie lingo. In 1997, Wozniak said that "Sex and Candy" is an unorthodox love song; later, he said he does not know what the song means.
The track was covered by The Crew-Cuts, who took the song to the top of the charts, arguably registering the first U.S. rock and roll number one hit record. [ 2 ] The enthusiasm doo-wop fans had for the Chords' music was dampened when Gem Records claimed that one of the groups on its roster was called the Chords; consequently the group changed ...
Still, he faced resistance even while developing innovative computer programs “at a time when there were no books on the subject,” he said. He made a decision: “I knew computers by heart.
In addition to designing one of the most iconic personal computers, Wozniak designed a modern home in Los Gatos, Calif., in 1986. His former home is now back on the market for $4.395 million. It ...
When their boss, Steve Wozniak, decides to quit GameAVision in order to cash in on investing in home computers, video game programmers Dave and Jerry try to scare off potential buyers and talk Wozniak out of quitting. But things get sticky when Big T. Larrity, a brash, gun-crazy oil tycoon, and his meathead jock son, Dean, show an interest in ...
Ronald Gerald Wayne (born May 17, 1934) is an American retired electronics industry business executive. He co-founded Apple Computer Company (now Apple Inc.) as a partnership with Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs on April 1, 1976, providing administrative oversight and documentation for the new venture.
It was started by Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple Inc. and designer of the Apple I and Apple II personal computers. CL 9 was in business for three years, from 1985 to 1988, launching the 6502 -based CL 9 CORE remote control in 1987, which Wozniak calls the first programmable universal remote control.