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Wozniak in 2005.

Stephen Gary "The Woz" Wozniak (born August 11, 1950) is the co-founder of Apple Computer with Steve Jobs and Ronald Wayne on April 1, 1976. He is officially designated employee #1.[1]

Wozniak and Andy Hertzfeld in 1985.

Wozniak and Jobs had previously worked together at Atari on the design of the video game Breakout.[2][3] When Wozniak discovered that some of Apple's early garage employees did not receive any stock options in the company, he gave them $10 million worth of his personal shares.[4]

References

  1. The First 10 Apple Employees: Where Are They Now? by Jay Yarow, Business Insider. 2011-05-24.
  2. Breakout - Jobs and Woz Bust Through by William Hunter, The Dot Eaters. 2013-03.
  3. The Making of Breakout, Retro Gamer. 2014-05-13.
  4. When Steve Jobs Refused To Give Early Apple Employees Stock, Steve Wozniak Offered Them $10 Million Of His, by Alyson Shontell, Business Insider. 2014-09-05
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