Mr. Wozniak, 56 years old, doesn't mind telling readers he was usually the brainiest guy in the room -- as well as the most socially inept. Imagine this: His high school principal was actually furious after discovering a ticking electronic metronome attached to batteries labeled "contact explosive" inside a school locker. To create extra thrills, Mr. Wozniak had rigged the metronome "with a switched resistor to start ticking faster when someone opened up the locker door." After being caught, Mr. Wozniak spent the night in juvenile detention. "I shouldn't have smiled," he says.Think that's interesting? Then you might want to read more about the roulette shocker. CONTACT: Leave me a Houston or Texas media news tip | COMMENT: Click to leave your thoughts on this post here
Thursday, September 28, 2006
The other Steve at Apple
You know Steve at Apple right? Not Steve Jobs, but Steve Wozniak. He's the other guy behind the Mac cult. The Wall Street Journal interviewed the Woz about his new book "iWoz: From Computer Geek to Cult Icon: How I Invented the Personal Computer, Co-Founded Apple, and Had Fun Doing It." and found out this little gem: