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disord3rDec 5, 2005
??Exactly the type of thing a Mac user would find funny... (:
Closed AccountDec 5, 2005
this article is also on Woz's website: <a class="user" href="http://woz.org/letters/general/109.html">http://woz.org/letters/general/109.html</a>
phunleeDec 6, 2005
I think it's funny that this article reads like a penthouse forum letter..."and her husband was ne'er the wiser."....not that i read that stuff..
mortimerDec 6, 2005
So a scan of a complete page of a copyrighted book from the 80's (Digital Deli, ed. Steve Ditlea) can pull over 1400 diggs?Meanwhile, 21 years after publication, Woz is doing plenty that's digg-worthy. I'm not going to say "old news" because the story is still interesting, but let's get a new account of the story at least, instead of scanning someone else's work (conveniently omitting the page headers that would identify it as such).
cliffosakajapanDec 6, 2005Submitter
Mortimer...Once again, I'm stating that this site, although it is a scan of the article, has the most readable test of the actual phony brochure Steve Wozniak created. The other sites have the story but they either don't have a picture of the brochure or if they did, it's almost impossible to read.
mortimerDec 6, 2005
cliffosakajapan,The scan is not of an article, it is out of a COPYRIGHTED book. What's more, the website that is hosting it seemed to go OUT OF THEIR WAY to obscure the reference. I have the book in question right in front of me. I know why you chose to link that source from 1984 to recall the story. I'm questioning the site that is housing that image. If they had permission to scan the page and publish it to the web, why cut off the page headers that identify the book?And while I'm at it, anyone who enjoyed that article will find a wealth of vintage computer lore in the original book. Digital Deli, The comprehensive, user-lovable menu of computer lore, culture, lifestyles and fancy, by the Lunch Group and Guests, Edited by Steve Ditlea, Copyright, 1984.Enjoy!
gatesophileDec 6, 2005
lmao I love Woz. He kicks total bootay.Yes, I am a "Microsoftie". But yes, I love Woz. Figure THAT one out.And I found this prank to be totally funny. And I hate Macs. So HA to whoever said that only Mac-users would find this funny.And the book that this was scanned from does sound pretty interesting.
sho222Dec 6, 2005
no digg for copyright infringement - thanks Mortimer
zerozerooneoneAug 26, 2008
<a class="user" href="http://meatfighter.com/woz/">http://meatfighter.com/woz/</a>