Fifty years ago, Steve Wozniak knew he built a great personal computer, but the young engineer couldn’t convince his employer, Hewlett-Packard, to buy into the big idea. “Five times they turned me down for the personal computer. I wanted Hewlett-Packard to do it. I loved my company, but now Steve Jobs and I had to go into business,” Wozniak told The Times. Wozniak and Jobs, both in their 20s, …
By Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times
Fifty years ago, Steve Wozniak knew he built a great personal computer, but the young engineer couldn’t convince his employer, Hewlett-Packard, to buy into the big idea.
“Five times they turned me down for the perso… [7622 chars]
Source: Baltimore Sun | Published: 2026-04-01T18:26:03Z
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