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Article #2654Re: The Woz and the Apple IIGS, //x
From: Rick Thomas
Date: Sat, 25 Oct 1986 06:25
Date: Sat, 25 Oct 1986 06:25
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> At the Apple IIGS's intitial introduction for the press, Apple > brought Woz in to help discuss the machine, but did not claim that > he had any hand in its design. Magazine article claims > notwithstanding, I think it would not be correct to think Woz had a > hand in the design of the IIGS. (Though I'd like to see that > interview...) I just saw a video-tape of the introduction with the Woz "helping to discuss the machine". It was clear (to me, anyway) that he was speaking memorized lines, written by somebody else. He sounded like a very amateur actor in a high-school play. For somebody with even a little bit of acting experience, it was painful to watch! Rick Thomas (Standard disclaimers apply)
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!watmath!clyde!rutgers!caip!rbthomas From: rbthomas@caip.RUTGERS.EDU (Rick Thomas) Newsgroups: net.micro.apple Subject: Re: The Woz and the Apple IIGS, //x Message-ID: <3812@caip.RUTGERS.EDU> Date: Sat, 25-Oct-86 02:25:27 EDT Article-I.D.: caip.3812 Posted: Sat Oct 25 02:25:27 1986 Date-Received: Sat, 25-Oct-86 07:25:21 EDT References: <7993B5U@PSUVMB> <557@sdcc18.ucsd.EDU> Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J. Lines: 17