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Steve Wozniak was supposedly invoved in the design of ADB, but it's so hard to confirm that that I'm starting to wonder if it's a myth. The closest to confirmat
by leoc 10mo ago
Steve Wozniak was supposedly invoved in the design of ADB, but it's so hard to confirm that that I'm starting to wonder if it's a myth. The closest to confirmation I can find is a reference to "the ADB, created by Steve Wozniak" on Bill Buxton's input-device timeline https://www.billbuxton.com/inputTimeline.html https://www.billbuxton.com/inputTimeline.html (which at least dates back to 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110410220530/http://billbuxton.com:80/inputTimeline.html https://web.archive.org/web/20110410220530/http://billbuxton... ) but there's no citation to support it. Any ideas, anyone?
- phire 10mo agoWoz was almost certainly there when ADB was created. It's documented that he was quite involved in the design of the Apple IIGS. And ADB was created for the IIGS (right?) But that doesn't quite mean he was involved in the design of ADB itself. And we know he isn't listed on the patents.
- karlgkk 10mo agoI’m not trying to be crass, but SW did very little engineering after 1981. By 1985, he was still openly struggling. He may have been involved in integration but it’s very unlikely that he “invented” adb.
- djmips 10mo agoYeah that was a significant incident, the plane crash. I think we all know better how serious TBI can be.