Of course, that's "mostly" true. But he was a sixteen year old with a reseller's licence. Most people love to help a kid out. So I'm pretty sure that's what hap

Of course, that's "mostly" true. But he was a sixteen year old with a reseller's licence. Most people love to help a kid out. So I'm pretty sure that's what happened, he talked to them and the rules were bent. That's an even more important lesson that should be spelled out: rules are for shy people who are afraid to ask. That reminds me of a passage from Jobs' biography. When they started prototyping the Apple I, Woz needed memory chips. But those were expensive and available only in quantity, so they would be hard to get for a prototype. Jobs just called and got the manufacturer to send some samples. That blew Woz' mind.