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Woz on Your Mac Life Tonight

Posted by pudge on from the popping-a-wheelie dept.

YourMacLife writes "Your Mac Life will be interviewing Steve Wozniak on tonight's show." They'll be talking about wOzNet, his company's wireless location-monitoring technology.

23 comments

  1. Time tonight by PeteyG · · Score: 3, Informative

    5:30-8pm Pacific Time, 8:30-11pm Eastern Time

    And you can always listen to past shows, so you don't HAVE to catch the real thing.

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  2. Woz must be cool.... by Slur · · Score: 4, Interesting

    He's one of the few people who paid for and registered my (music educational) shareware. Strangely enough he was one of the two main inspirations behind it too.... the other one being Eric Wenger. Whatta guy.

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  3. The real question is by sergeantmudd · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I just want to know if he is on OS X yet. Last I heard, not even Jaguar was polished enough for him to jump from OS 9

    1. Re:The real question is by ZackSchil · · Score: 1, Interesting

      If that's the case, I bet 9.2.2 wasn't polished enough to make the jump from 8.6. 8.6 was the best of the classic OSs in my opinion. 7.x and 9.x were crashy as hell.

    2. Re:The real question is by mccalli · · Score: 2, Informative
      I saw an edition of Screensavers whilst visiting in Chicago a few months ago (I'm UK-based). It had Wozniak on it, and he was saying how much he liked his new 12" Powerbook.

      The 12" Powerbook is OS X-based, so the answer to your question must be yes.

      Cheers,
      Ian

    3. Re:The real question is by MrTangent · · Score: 3, Informative
      "I use ( Mac OS X) but I have computers with ( Mac OS 9) doing important tasks. Why would I switch when it just works forever?" Wozniak said, noting that his home computer collection includes a number of desktop and notebook machines running various versions of Apple's operating system. One of those home machines is Apple's ill-fated Cube.
      He uses both, apparently. Taken from this article from this past January
    4. Re:The real question is by Erik+K.+Veland · · Score: 2, Informative

      From his e-mail responses (you can read more at www.woz.org), admittedly this is from a while back when OS X was new:

      Comment from E-mail:
      My name is Adam W. I was wondering, since you've been "into" the apple scene forever. From the birth of the mac and it's OS, how do you feel about the new Max Os X? Does it appeal to you? Do you find things you'd rather remain the same to the old one? Any suggestions that you'd like to see innovated into it? I hope to hear from ya soon.

      Woz:
      I think that the MacOS X is the best one yet. It feels and looks nice and consumer machines should. It gets around accusations that MacOS 9 is ancient and weak. It was costly and the conversion is costly and difficult. I think it's as great a risk as switching to the Power PC was.

      I haven't had enough time with it, due to a busy schedule, to explore my own suggestions. I'd try to look for a LONG time and think about things that really helped me using computers and then look for a way to slightly change something in MacOS X to make it 'smaller' but do everything as well including what I think of, or so well that I don't need what I think of. Fewer options about how you do things, but with the finest results, is the way I'd try to go, not to just add and add and add good things. But it's nerve racking to work this way and takes a lot out of you. Managers and programmers have to both work harder than ever.

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    5. Re:The real question is by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      He registered 2 out of 3 OS X sharewares that I wrote.

  4. So did anyone listen to the thing? by PeteyG · · Score: 1

    So did anyone listen to the thing?

    Beecause I didn't. Any karma whores out there?

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    1. Re:So did anyone listen to the thing? by YourMacLife · · Score: 1

      So far, about 22,000+ people have downloaded it as of Thursday around noon.. :-)

  5. Re:Do you get the impression... by Trurl's+Machine · · Score: 1

    If I could be really honest with you, I am not really thrilled by the whole concept of the Woznet. I mean, Woz is and always was my hero, but of what practical use is that? Woz says, that you can monitor your dog... well, I don't have one and don't intend to. So, is Woznet anything more than just an electronic leash?

  6. iPod Locator by applefan · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Maybe I can put one of Woz's new GPS locator devices in my iPod, so I don't lose it any more.

    1. Re:iPod Locator by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Heh...Shawn should do that.

      john

  7. Re:Do you get the impression... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    I guess you can monitor your kids too. Some parents don't mind putting their children on leashes, so I think you got it right.

  8. Leave us alone! by teknokracy · · Score: 1

    I've corresponded with Shawn Kind via email, and belive me he acts like a 12 year old kid when he isn't on the "radio." It's rather hilarious actually as he fancies himself a real journalist/host/whatever. Woz, get out of there!

    1. Re:Leave us alone! by teknokracy · · Score: 1

      King...