The early days | Steve Wozniak | TEDxBerkeley
Steve Wozniak discusses his early days at UC Berkeley, and how they led to the foundation of Apple.
A Silicon Valley icon and philanthropist for more than thirty years, Steve Wozniak has helped shape the computing industry with his design of Apple’s first line of products the Apple I and II and influenced the popular Macintosh. In 1976, Wozniak and Steve Jobs founded Apple Computer Inc. with Wozniak’s Apple I personal computer. The following year, he introduced his Apple II personal computer, featuring a central processing unit, a keyboard, color graphics, and a floppy disk drive. The Apple II was integral in launching the personal computer industry.
In 1981, he went back to UC Berkeley and finished his degree in electrical engineering/computer science. For his achievements at Apple, Wozniak was awarded the National Medal of Technology by the President of the United States in 1985, the highest honor bestowed on America’s leading innovators.
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He doesn't put him self on the very top, he doesn't make a big deal of his invention, he just love what he does. He is full of respect to his partner. This guy win in life.
@jqyhlmnp
9 жыл бұрын
Jovita Angelina Unfortunatly, he lost :'(
@WinterandNoodle
8 жыл бұрын
r2c123 Lost? At least he's still alive [too soon?]
@jqyhlmnp
8 жыл бұрын
Communistpeppers Being alive doesn't mean you won though XD
@ArunGoyalAtWork
8 жыл бұрын
👍👍 thts true
@gianluca.g
8 жыл бұрын
+r2c123 he got more money than you, me, and everybody commenting here. So yes, he won :-)
he's the king of all nerds, engineers, programmers
@RabbitConfirmed
3 жыл бұрын
Our King
@AlbanianGladiator
3 жыл бұрын
our king
@AlbanianGladiator
3 жыл бұрын
@@RabbitConfirmed hes the big daddy
@kihbjcjdjd7022
2 жыл бұрын
And Linus Torvalds
@christianrottler
2 жыл бұрын
I'd love to spend an afternoon in his presence. That guy's such a legend 🤩!
Jobs had an amazing friend...
@harishchaudhry1558
7 жыл бұрын
Really
@chrismofer
4 жыл бұрын
And, in the early days, took huge advantage of him. Woz always had the right ideas in mind and it seems Steve always had his fame in mind.
@bobochan4699
4 жыл бұрын
i wish he was my friend..
@PsionicMonk
4 жыл бұрын
@@chrismofer And Jobs is rotting in a grave.
@yellowzero525
4 жыл бұрын
yeah wozniak is a great human
Steve Jobs is the visionary leader and salesman of Apple. Wozniak is the brains and heart of Apple at least the original Apple. Such an amazing inventor, tinkerer, engineer, and human being. So grounded and humble and open to sharing.
@The-Rest-of-Us
8 жыл бұрын
+80schampion Although I would argue that Jobs was also the heart of Apple. Also, he surely learnt a lot from Woz. Bill Gates once said "even though Jobs is not an engineer, he has amazing intuition for what works and how to do it". I think much of this comes from spending so much time with Woz in the early days.
@projectjt3149
7 жыл бұрын
Keep in mind, however, that it's his humble and gentile heart that is the reason why he didn't stay in Apple. But that's fine. He's still Woz.
@sandrobindelli5607
7 жыл бұрын
The Hacks-By-Jack Channel Without Wozniak's technical expertise and support there would have never been Apple and Steve Jobs would have possibly ended as a visionary lunatic frying at McDo or selling insurance on the phone.
@Browningate
7 жыл бұрын
I bet he could've figured out how to fit a headphone jack on the new iPhone.
@DupczacyBawol
7 жыл бұрын
Withous Woz there would be no Apple and Jobs (who just preyed on Steve, his talent, and geniune frienship) would have no money and no fame.
He's like the personification of joy. What a fantastic guy.
@savedfaves
8 жыл бұрын
You're thinking of Roberto Benigni. Woz is great though!
@pingpong2456
7 жыл бұрын
They probably both beat their wives
@benwyse
6 жыл бұрын
I rate this the best TED talk, a good reminder to all goal-driven folks, what life is about - fun. :-)
@claravela9134
6 жыл бұрын
You are totally right.
@geekygoldenberg8896
6 жыл бұрын
Could not agree more. Woz is just an amazing person!
You can tell from every time you see him talking that he is a decent kind man.
@timmy334
6 жыл бұрын
Agreed! My thoughts exactly.
@jjprulz
29 күн бұрын
By all accounts, he is exactly that.
Woz is like that great, kind uncle that you'd always want to hang around with during the weekends, telling all those stories. A big salute to Woz.
I love Woz so much. Jobs made tons more money but Woz won in life. The guy just loves life and life loves him. He has no filter.
Steve Wozniak has been awarded an Honorary Doctor of Engineering Degree by various universities for his contributions to technology.
OMG my brain is overclocking trying to follow his stories.
@tuna5287
7 жыл бұрын
Mind dfgfdgerge has 58t84yt4858 burned down severelyfjdkfjkldfjdklfjsklfjsdklfj
@ronaldgarrison8478
3 жыл бұрын
Obviously, you need more cores. And more RAM. Especially more RAM.
Steve Wozniak you over delivered we can now work from home 5 days a week :)
@thuryf
4 жыл бұрын
michuk007 try 7 days a week
@ibraonyoutube
4 жыл бұрын
2020: we can now work from home 7 weeks a day
@sekhonz56
3 жыл бұрын
@@ibraonyoutube welcome to 2020
@AnilGowdaM
5 ай бұрын
Aged like wine.
Met Steve once in the mid 80's at a computer convention in Dayton, Ohio - nicest guy in the world, very personable - so opposite of Jobs.
Woz uses the high tech device for notes. Pencil and paper....WOW!
@savedfaves
8 жыл бұрын
Unlimited battery life. Paper-light.
@sandrobindelli5607
7 жыл бұрын
Donald E. Riley Nice point :-) Us "old timers" that fully lived the computer revolution, I myself had the first b/w videogames in 1978 and programmed in Basic by 1983, do still prefer "analogic" support. Today I do own 2 computers and iPhone and an iPad, I'm online 24/7 since 1998, I do work (oviously) online and am part of a revolutionary Mobile marketing company....but I still fucken have paper and pencil available anywhere. :-) It's 100% reliable, never runs out of memory and can be easily stored for years without any care.
@almarma
7 жыл бұрын
It doesn't fail, it doesn't restart, and the battery last a lot of time ;)
@avinashmg7545
7 жыл бұрын
Its thinner than the latest macbook, iphone or ipad, and power efficient
@BassicVIC
6 жыл бұрын
Donald E. Riley ... Nothing wrong with it.
Just 15 seconds into the video and I liked it the moment he said he was feeling nervous on stage..what a genuine guy _/\_
His mind is too fast for his speak that's all 😊great recap of his life 💖
I am big fan of steve wozniak
@yhz2K
3 жыл бұрын
we all are
Woz is one of the best examples of, "If you enjoy what you do, you will never work a day in your life"
Wozniak truthfully and transparently shows his discoveries, beliefs, passions and evolution. That is a true human! He's an incredible computer inventor era and yet he has his little paper notes. 😂😂 We NEED to learn more from Wozniak.
Steve's a great story teller that's why I read his book iWoz in one single day.
@miladirani4313
3 жыл бұрын
That didnt translate in my country
Woz is the sweetest guy
Woz kicks so much ass.
The more I see of Steve the more I like him, he reminds me of when your a kid and you find something you're absolutely crazy and passionate about. I used to love computers when I was a kid, I was lucky enough my dad had gone through a bunch and kept them so I took all the best stuff out of them and built my own. Sorta fell by the wayside but after seeing the custom water cooled computers you can make now, and cheaply I'm in love with it again lol
I just wish I could meet this incredible man, shake his hand and tell him how much of an impact he made on the world. What an amazing person.
I freaking love this guy! Every time I watch his interviews I can just almost touch his happiness...
THere are now 2 movies on Steve Jobs. Are there any movies on Wozniak?
@jorgeloubetcasas
8 жыл бұрын
+Darryl “darvlaskie” Wolfe Not dead yet
@captainflint906
8 жыл бұрын
Maybe, after his death..!!
@darrylwolfe7359
8 жыл бұрын
Why wait? Im sure wozniak is jealous by now..+الرجل الوطواط
@DonutUnderpants
8 жыл бұрын
+Darryl “darvlaskie” Wolfe He's not dramatic enough.
@thebullguy9938
8 жыл бұрын
+Darryl “darvlaskie” Wolfe He pretty much didn't do anything big after leaving Apple so there is no inspiration or climax to make a movie.
He's like my grandpa, always telling the same stories. But I like him! He invented the bests tools for my life.
@RogerBarraud
5 жыл бұрын
He'd probably only have to tell them once if you actually listened... :-/
Woz is a great guy. If you want to get to know him a bit better...read his book: "I Woz". I only know him from his interviews and, his book but, he is the kind of guy I could just meet on the street and talk for hours with.
Wozniak is obviously a genius & good guy... it's sad to think how times have changed from his days in college though. how many of his pranks would land a kid in jail these days and potentially ruin his future. America has gotten way to uptight
Can't leave this vid without a thumbs up. Always humble. Way to go Woz.
The real brain behind Apple... I prefer this "Steve" over the other!! ; )
@justinnamuco9096
5 жыл бұрын
Shinobi Engineer Nah our Steve right here would have kept his mini computer right inside his own garage and away from civilization
@thinkaboutit4715
5 жыл бұрын
The more accurate name would be Stephen.
@skyebynes612
5 жыл бұрын
@@justinnamuco9096 Apple would honestly be complete nothingness without Jobs, Wozniak was great though.
@vimalcurio
2 жыл бұрын
@@skyebynes612 agreed
He is one of my favorite people - he is the antithesis to Jobs! He is sweet, kind, nerdy and altruistic. Imagine how much of a better place the world could be if Apple, one of the largest, wealthiest and most influential entities in the world, had been guided by the values of THIS Steve instead!
@savedfaves
8 жыл бұрын
Tim is making up for it.
@pithikoulis
7 жыл бұрын
The company would go bankrupt in the first year
@BassicVIC
6 жыл бұрын
Tobias Henriksen That’s a thought! Maybe Apple wouldn’t be the mega company it is now, but they would make really really remarkable computers and smartphones and amazing inventions... useful and fun things. Wozniak wouldn’t be pushing a new iPhone every year through the world’s throat... Apple would be a very discreet affair only for a few happy followers... and Keynotes would be like this!
@gblargg
6 жыл бұрын
They'd probably be nothing what they became. Jobs had a lot to offer. It's not just the technical side to make these things work; there's a lot to choosing what to put in, what to prioritize in the usability, and how to make it work economically.
@firmman4505
4 жыл бұрын
@@pithikoulis lmao
14:20 Listen to this, over and over.
My dad's work colleague invited him to New Zealand for an Apple convention, to his surprise - He turned up! So he stayed with the colleague. Much respect to this guy.
@cassiesammy4213
6 жыл бұрын
Nom
@RogerBarraud
5 жыл бұрын
@@cassiesammy4213 n0m
What a sweet noble, humble and kind soul. We, nor he is perfect.. but, wonderful is good enough for me. Thanks Wazza!
Woz figured out how to imprint his amazing personality onto Apple II motherboards. Pure genius.
Love listening to him. The speed is so satisfying. It’s like I’m learning in fast forward.
What a warm soul, so full of life. A very enjoyable talk. If my college experience is half as interesting as his it will be a wild ride.
@RogerBarraud
5 жыл бұрын
Sorry, it won't be - especially @ Berkeley... :'( Do yourself a favour and research why that's the case.. ..and if you decide to go there after all, hack it back :-)
I am watching this video again after many years. It just reminded me why I loved Woz so much. It's like he has figured life out! Woz is such an honest, kind and just an overall fun person! I loved his autobiography. To anyone here who still hasn't read it: you HAVE to read it. That book changed my life for the good.
Gets really good @13:16. Talk about a selfless guy who defines good karma and knows the path to happiness.
Best part .... 13:58 😂😂😂 Woz ...is truly a living legend .... He is my idole.....it's b'cz of his dream to having its own PC we all are able to make our dreams true.... Thank you Steve Wozniak...🤘👍
Steve Wozniak has the heart at the right spot! He got what life is all about, the polar opposite to Steve Jobs. Where Steve Jobs wants to restrict, confine and lockdown products possibilities... Steve Wozniak wants to explore the possibilities of them, in a child like manner with eyes wide open looking for fun together with everyone. Unlike Steve Jobs that only looked to enrich himself, limit customers possibilities and try to chain them to the apple ecosystem. But this story is also a good story about karma, you reap what you sow. I am no one to judge people, Steve Jobs included... so I don't want to say he reaped what he sow. But the moral of the story is... do what is right, be nice to people... don't be selfish... and people will love you for it, just las much loved as Steve Wozniak is!
A common challenge with "the guru talks", is that we sublimely perceive these people in the bias of their accomplishments, rather than the other way around. Learning with focus on their nature. That being said, Steve Wozniak is one of those quiet innovators who inspired my engineering mindset, people approach and the creative process. It's worth to mention that every anvil deserves a hammer like Steve Jobs. Personally I think you can't have one without the other. Steve Wozniak, you're my hero!
Thank you Mr. Wozniak! You are a good man.
What a lovely person and genius at the same time.
Steve Wozniak is such a great guy. THANK YOU LORD FOR STEVE WOZNIAK.SUCH A BEAUTIFUL HEART
Pure joy. Love this man.
Hey, it's the guy who invented the universal remote control!
@leonardokim5504
8 жыл бұрын
+WaterDrinkersUnited 99 percent of people don't realize that
@BeerDrinkersUnited
8 жыл бұрын
+Leo nsn I guess they keep getting caught up on this microcomputer for use with video display thing he invented several years earlier.
@firmman4505
4 жыл бұрын
@@leonardokim5504 really?
He's wonderful :D Damn clever as well. I love hearing when people share what they could have kept for themselves. James Gandolfini was another guy who did that: he got paid much more than other cast members, (not sure which show) so he shared out the difference. That touches me, and I appreciate not only that type of person, but their view of the world.
Great video and a brief understanding of what Steve Wozniak is like as a person, as I didnt know much about him really before
Wow! One of the better Ted talks in recent years.
My God, I love the Woz! One in a million.
He talks like kendrick Lamar raps
@nathanlynch8320
7 жыл бұрын
+Ian Prado get a swimming pool for of liquor then you diiiiive in
@noahjames9457
6 жыл бұрын
ZFox57 be humble. sit down.
@cloudie8314
4 жыл бұрын
Nice!
The guy is manifestation of JOY itself and happy life
Amazing and fascinating entrepreneur! Love the talk!!!
good guy in the tech world
@r14nicolau
6 жыл бұрын
BF3, best game ever...
I love this guy. People should kiss the ground beneath his feet!
@muzosh
8 жыл бұрын
+nsfa19 What the Fuck.
@nsfa19
8 жыл бұрын
+muzosh He is the man, that's it.
@chrisz5z
8 жыл бұрын
+muzosh Fuck the What
@osalbaro
7 жыл бұрын
Definitely not
@idansolon4715
6 жыл бұрын
why should they?
I could listen to this guy for hours. This is how an actually brilliant person thinks.
I just hope that more people are like people in the 80's and 90's. Friendly, compassionate, more or less hope to come in the world, leave the world a little bit better than we found it
It's impossible not to smile when listening to the Woz.
Woz was the real hero behind Apple's early success. The genius engineer who design, built, and programmed the computer hardware that put the Apple I & Apple II on our desks at home. Yeah, the sales & marketing guy upstaged him at every turn and hogged the spotlight. But this is the big hearted genius that actually created something that Jobs could sell. Me, I'm much more impressed with engineering than sales & marketing. Sure, you need someone to sell, sell, sell in order to generate the cashflow needed to build a brand. But without brilliant engineering you've got nothing to demonstrate at the next computer show. Thanks Woz for the Apple II that jump started my lifelong computer career. Especially for insisting on all those beautiful expansion board slots. I used them all!
This is the most efficient talk I’ve ever heard
now this is someone who EVERYONE should thrive to be. Lived his life to the fullest and did everything he loved FOR love.
What an inspiration!
The real brains behind Apple Computer..! Such a great Electronic Engineer.!! Long Live Steve.! UC Berkeley is a fantastic school. Lots of great minds.....
He is such an inspiration. I want to be like him someday.
what a sweet guy! the world needs ambitious people as well as nice people like wozzie .
He's humble and calm hope there are a lot like him
The best video on KZread ever, period... so many good life lessons if you listen carefully 👍👍 and I don't own any Apple product aside from iPhone 3S :-) because of their cheeky disposable design practices 🙄
thank you Woz, was avery nice presentation
best TEDx talk of the year
This made me cry.
This Man is the CPU, Steve jobs was the box of apple computer . So underrated ...
Love @12:30 Guy named "Moog" beat you to it. Woz you're the man!
I think he must have been given a time limit--seems he's trying to get to everything on his list. I've watched several interviews with him now and you can just tell he's brilliant, but the interviewers don't know what to do and don't have enough time!
HAPPINESS....... Thats it..... it has always been happiness
@cherrypuffs7046
9 жыл бұрын
no but it was Gabriela she asked me to romove it
@ayanshah2621
9 жыл бұрын
I guess you should get the "Hangouts " application........ it is easier to chat in that......
@ayanshah2621
9 жыл бұрын
Hey Freya, did you watch this video?
AW MAN! Any other Berkeley engineering alums watching this? SO AWESOME. I miss those days. GO BEARS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you so much for teaching:)
The "other" Steve. In my opinion, Jobs was so lucky to meet Wozniak. None of Apple would have been possible otherwise.
Awesome - and he is a spot on genius for sure.
The most Underrated talk
Ha...I grew up in Berkeley and I remember when Steve Jobs finally graduated under the alias. I read a newspaper article about it at the time. I know all the places he talked about in his talk. Some of them are still there (except the phone booths, of course ;) ). Don't forget Steve is the one who put on the US Festival in 1982 which was a huge outdoor concert with all of the best bands of the day. He lost money so he pretty much did it for the same altruistic reasons that he helped the other people who worked at apple.
Love you Steve Woz forever...
Steve Jobs & Woz are 2 sides of the same coin. One was the creator the other the visionary, neither one could I ever get sick of listening to. Great talk here, hilarious pranks lol.
It's said that this guy is very shy, why?, he is so charming and charismatic.
I just love this guy !
It's so amazing how he is so down to earth and so nice. Unlike Jobs but they still get along very well!
STEVE WOZNIAK WOULD BE GREAT STAND UP COMEDIAN. HIS JOKES ARE AWESOME
Most entertaining ted talk of all time :)
I've been reading Job's biography and I find it fascinating how similar yet different the two Steve's are. They are a perfect match in terms of creativity and pure engineering genius. If Woz had his way you will be seeing free iphones or no apple at all haha. There is this account of he doesn't want to be an authority and manage people that when choosing to work full time with Apple or leave his job at HP he initially chose his secure job at HP. Even after some begging by Steve and his father, he didn't want to leave HP until someone said to him that he can just be a lifelong engineer at Apple.
the guy deserves a movie
Bought my first MacBook in 2013, still using it without any problems till now in 2022.
Talk started off quite weakly, ended up being a refreshing recollection of his college days. Great job, Woz!
@RogerBarraud
5 жыл бұрын
Whadda you, English Lit major? :-/
This man is my spirit animal.
This is what it looks like when a guy is so overflowing with ideas and passion that he just cannot slow down to regular speed. It isn't so much social awkwardness as it is sheer genius and love of what he does, and a deep desire to communicate that to others. Woz is an incredible guy, and underrated because he isn't driven much by ego, but by idealism and talent and insight. What a guy. If only moe high tech companies today would pay attention to what Woz and Jobs did that was truly beyond the ordinary.
Well, I hate Apple, but Woz doesn't have anything to do with that. Go Woz! You rock!!!!!!
Woz is a gift from the heavens.
Respect
Anyone who loves Defender is at the top of my list. It only took m 3 months to roll the score over but I wasn't designing electronics.
Love this guy. More than any Jobs. He is the man I'd want to be
Woz is top class man, make's me proud to be a nerd