Apple co-founder offered first computer design to HP 5 times

the8thark · the8thark #1 (**permalink**)

12-07-2010, 03:37 AM

Apple co-founder offered first computer design to HP 5 times
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During a guided tour of a newly renovated computer museum, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak highlighted the fact that he had offered his original design for the Apple I personal computer to his former employer, HP, 5 times, but was turned down each time.

technologist · technologist #2 (**permalink**)

12-07-2010, 08:54 AM

This is news? I thought everyone (well, anyone who had even a mild interest in Apple history) knew that. Woz worked at HP and used HP resources to build the prototype.

HP at the time was not the current HP (the printer and PC company) but the instrumentation company that is now known as Agilent

dtravis7 · dtravis7 #3 (**permalink**)

12-07-2010, 09:01 AM

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Originally Posted by technologist

This is news? I thought everyone (well, anyone who had even a mild interest in Apple history) knew that. Woz worked at HP and used HP resources to build the prototype.

HP at the time was not the current HP (the printer and PC company) but the instrumentation company that is now known as Agilent

Thanks for that about Agilent. That part I did not know.

ezcompane · ezcompane #4 (**permalink**)

12-07-2010, 03:02 PM

I did not know this. I knew Woz worked for HP, but wasn't aware of anything else in this article. That's actually pretty funny.

mac_giver_1 · mac_giver_1 #5 (**permalink**)

12-08-2010, 03:21 AM

Interesting, I didn't know that, thanks!

the8thark · the8thark #6 (**permalink**)

12-08-2010, 05:07 AM

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Originally Posted by technologist

This is news? I thought everyone (well, anyone who had even a mild interest in Apple history) knew that.

You assume too much. I'm sure a lot of Apple fans would not know that.

baggss · baggss #7 (**permalink**)

12-08-2010, 07:09 AM

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Originally Posted by the8thark

You assume too much. I'm sure a lot of Apple fans would not know that.

If they didn't then they are not really Apple fans.....

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Member Since: Mar 30, 2004 Location: USA Posts: 4,744 Mac Specs: 12" Apple PowerBook G4 (1.5GHz)	12-07-2010, 08:54 AM This is news? I thought everyone (well, anyone who had even a mild interest in Apple history) knew that. Woz worked at HP and used HP resources to build the prototype. HP at the time was not the current HP (the printer and PC company) but the instrumentation company that is now known as Agilent
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Member Since: Aug 18, 2010 Posts: 16	12-08-2010, 03:21 AM Interesting, I didn't know that, thanks!
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