Before slim laptops that fit into briefcases, computers looked like strange vending machines, with cryptic switches and pages of encoded output. But in 1977 Steve Wozniak revolutionized the computer industry with his invention of the first personal computer. As the sole inventor of the Apple I and II computers, Wozniak has enjoyed wealth, fame, and the most coveted awards an engineer can receive, and he tells his story here for the first time.

个人电脑对世界的改变仍在继续…… 斯蒂夫·沃兹尼亚克正是这场变革的开始。 从个人电脑的发明到苹果公司的崛起，技术和商业上的成功，没能改变他淘气而又害羞的性格，更没能让他放弃对技术理想的坚持。尽管他的设计成就了最初的苹果电脑公司，但是与乔布斯性格上的天壤之别，还是让他离开了苹果。没有人知道沃兹的离去是个人电脑发展的幸运，还是不幸。无论如何，一个电脑天才最终成为了新技术商业化的冷眼旁观者。 书中，沃兹从自己的视角回顾了那段绚烂的岁月。透过调侃的语言和轻松的笔调，一段交织着理想和现实、憧憬与迷茫、快乐与悲情的浪漫故事展现在每个读者面前。那种纯粹的创业精神，让每个人感动。 而曾为乔布斯撰写传记的艾伦说：“他（沃兹）的叙述是值得等待的——它为个人电脑革新起源这一历史增添了新的迷人一页。”