I actually switched to white...but not for the autograph. LOL.
The next person that wanted to take a pic with him had a black iPhone and Wozniak went around the Apple store looking for a silver pen so he could sign their black iPhone box.
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I actually switched to white...but not for the autograph. LOL.
The next person that wanted to take a pic with him had a black iPhone and Wozniak went around the Apple store looking for a silver pen so he could sign their black iPhone box.
But he didn't. He simply asked. Enough people KNEW who he was and felt something for him to do it.
I was just playing the "I know who he is" card in responding to these...
Yeah, I'm having trouble keeping to the straight and narrow here, too, rdowns.
Seriously! I can't believe no one asked him to dance. It seems like he's a good enough guy that he might have actually done it. Call it what you like, PR move, just plain fun, or mixing it up with the locals, this story is really cool.
Would that be his Nixie tube watch? Its pretty funky, and bulky!
Check it out.. http://www.cathodecorner.com/nixiewatch/
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Anyway, pretty funky that you folks got to meet him while waiting in the Q
Yup, that's the one! Pretty nifty watch. He removed the cover and showed us how it works.
LOL....that was me! I have the black box with the black Sharpie signature. The silver Sharpie arrived 15 seconds later.
Thats awesome that he showed up but it makes me wonder how come we never have anyone cool show up in NC?
LOL @ you being from Winterville.
I was born in Greenville. I still go Dixie Queen whenever I come to Greenville to visit.
Oh and I can't believe that someone marked this as negative. The Woz is cool for taking part in the process.
I agree, actually. Jobs is by all accounts an ****** (Though perhaps he has mellowed in recent years, especially after his health issues), but Woz doesn't care and doesn't let those things bother him. Woz had the idea and designed the machine, and Jobs had the business sense to know how to market it. It is the combination of the two of them that allowed the Apple ][ to take off.
For those of you hating on Woz in this thread, shame on you. Without Woz, you probably wouldn't even be posting in this forum, because the Personal Computer as we know it would either not exist or be radically different.
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A COLLECTOR'S DREAM!!!
A COLLECTOR'S DREAM!!!
that's what he only does these days.That's pretty cool - looks like Woz was enjoying himself too
I'm jealous that u got to meet Woz I did get my phone at lunch so i'm super stoked...upgraded from a gen 1...
Cheers.
-J.-
I did get my phone at lunch so i'm super stoked...upgraded from a gen 1...Cheers.
-J.-
That's a bit much. If not Jobs/Woz, someone else would have 'stolen' XEROX's PARC.
The key, however, in anything dealing with the past is, "but they DIDN'T; *name who did* did", and that is really all that matters.
That's a bit much. If not Jobs/Woz, someone else would have 'stolen' XEROX's PARC.
Given that Xerox didn't have a clue what to do with it and never really understood what they had, I would even question that.
I once read an article saying Woz actually owns a Hackintosh, and saw on a tv show 'Click' that he has a jailbroken iPhone. He is pretty pro-hacker...
Looks like he is having a good time.
It's awesome that he'd hang around with everyone, signing things, shootin' the breeze, etc.
Only "problem" is, with the signed box I don't think I'd ever want to sell the phone. I'd want to keep the box and keep the phone that came in it.
It's awesome that he'd hang around with everyone, signing things, shootin' the breeze, etc.
Only "problem" is, with the signed box I don't think I'd ever want to sell the phone. I'd want to keep the box and keep the phone that came in it.
Very good point, it is like a collector's item now. You shouldn't use it and buy another 3GS to use!
Yes, I've read that he hacked one too but he didn't mention anything. I also heard he hacked Kathy Griffin's iPhone on her on her show in the back of a limo. (First gen, the one that could be jailbroken by visiting a site with a special image on it.)
Very good point, it is like a collector's item now. You shouldn't use it and buy another 3GS to use!
Hmm......that poses a problem for me as I will most likely upgrade next year!
Before we bought our first Apple, my husband came home from work one day raving about some guy who came to talk to them about Wi-Max and future technology... it was Woz! Very informal meeting with tons of information. He kept going back to talking about Apple and the "Apple Concept". My husband was really impressed. That was about 5 years ago... a year later we converted to Mac. Hallelujah and Amen!
Great Guy, cool experience, nice thread. Thanks for sharing with us.
Great Guy, cool experience, nice thread. Thanks for sharing with us.