Steve Wozniak Research Paper

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Apple co-founder,Steve Wozniak
Synopsis
Steve Wozniak was born in San Jose, California, on August 11, 1950 a partnership with his friend Steve Jobs, Wozniak invented the Apple I computer. He founded Apple Computer in 1976, Ronald Wayne, the release of some of the market's first personal computer. Wozniak also personally developed a model for the future, the Apple II, which was established Apple's major players in the microcomputer.
Founding Apple Computer
The son of an engineer at Lockheed Martin, Stephen Gary Wozniak, born August 11, 1950 the son of his childhood fascination for electronic products. Although he was never a star student in the traditional sense, Wozniak has a talent to start building from scratch electronics work.
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