The genius of Steve Wozniak is part of computing folklore, albeit based on a handful of designs. Personally, I feel 'cunning' would be a better description. Woz created designs that made the most of limited hardware, that performed dazzling tricks. But often the designs were impossible to expand or develop further. They were like breathtaking stunts of digital design. But the label 'genius' has stuck.
Which is why it's so disappointing that Woz spends so much time telling you what a genius he is. If you thought Jobs had an inflated ego, you might need to recalibrate. Practically every paragraph seems to be there purely to insist on Woz's brilliance. And this alleged genius clearly doesn't extend to writing. The story reads like the verbatim transcription of hyperactive eight year-old who has been slipped a strong coffee. Significant details and stories are drowned in a sea of banal anecdotes told in language a normal eight year-old would find drearily infantile.
I'm trying to finish this book because it's a subject that deeply interests me. But I find I can bear only a few pages at a time before I need to read something grown-up.
- Amazon Business : For business-only pricing, quantity discounts and FREE Shipping. Register a free business account
