Let The Woz Guide You Through 2,000 Years of Computer History [Woz]

California’s Computer History Museum got just a little star power today , as the legendary Steve Wozniak came by to steer journalists through tech heaven-from 19th century census calculators to 60s machines that seem like spaceships. And he was thrilled.

Woz made it clear that the exhibit -which spans two millennia of computing- was just as much a treat for him as everyone else. And doubtless more so. Personal anecdotes abounded, resembling his memories of breaking into Stanford’s Linear Accelerator Center and reading computer mags. That’s probably the Woz-iest Woz thing I’ve ever heard-the fellow is actually awesome.

He also beamed as he walked past a massive 1950s IBM harddisk, making certain to note that both he and the storage dinosaur hailed from San Jose.

This gorgeous, sexy, and punctiliously sci-fi 1960s Honeywell grabbed attention too-though Woz denied it influenced his Apple II design.

Check out the remainder of the tour at Technologizer-it’s a pleasure to determine tech royalty in his rightful domain. [ Technologizer ]

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