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bookstore in New York City. Astanding-room-only crowd showed upbearing their 1970s Apple operatingmanuals, in honor of all that he haddone for them.218/929But the credit is not Wozniak’s alone; italso belongs to Homebrew. Wozniakidentifies that first meeting as the beginningof the computer revolution andone of the most important nights of hislife. So if you wanted to replicate theconditions that made Woz so productive,you might point to Homebrew,with its collection of like-minded souls.You might decide that Wozniak’sachievement was a shining example ofthe collaborative approach to creativity.You might conclude that people
who hope to be innovative should workin highly social workplaces.And you might be wrong.Consider what Wozniak did rightafter the meeting in Menlo Park. Did hehuddle with fellow club members towork on computer design? No. (Althoughhe did keep attending the meetings,every other Wednesday.) Did heseek out a big, open office space full ofcheerful pandemonium in which ideaswould cross-pollinate? No. When youread his account of his work process onthat first PC, the most striking thing isthat he was always by himself.Wozniak did most of the work insidehis cubicle at Hewlett-Packard. He’d arrivearound 6:30 a.m. and, alone in theearly morning, read engineeringmagazines, study chip manuals, andprepare designs in his head. After work,he’d go home, make a quick spaghetti219/929
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who hope to be innovative should work
in highly social workplaces.
And you might be wrong.
Consider what Wozniak did right
after the meeting in Menlo Park. Did he
huddle with fellow club members to
work on computer design? No. (Although
he did keep attending the meetings,
every other Wednesday.) Did he
seek out a big, open office space full of
cheerful pandemonium in which ideas
would cross-pollinate? No. When you
read his account of his work process on
that first PC, the most striking thing is
that he was always by himself.
Wozniak did most of the work inside
his cubicle at Hewlett-Packard. He’d arrive
around 6:30 a.m. and, alone in the
early morning, read engineering
magazines, study chip manuals, and
prepare designs in his head. After work,
he’d go home, make a quick spaghetti
219/929
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