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November 2001, Week 2

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Re: Friday Humor
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Barry Lake <[log in to unmask]>
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Barry Lake <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 9 Nov 2001 12:59:06 -0800
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At 15:59 -0500 11/9/01, Jonathan M. Backus wrote:
>        I believe that either Steve Jobs or Steve Wazniac <sp?> worked for
>HP when
>they designed the first Apple II.  It was built in an apple create, hence
>the name, and they had to present it to HP first, to make sure they didn't
>want it.  I believe it was one of those "While you work here anything you
>invent belongs to us, unless we don't want it" deals.


It was Steve Wozniak who worked at HP. He did offer his invention to HP,
and they basically said "We don't want it, you can have it.". And so, yet
another great company was born in a garage.

B.

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