Woz left Apple and went back to school to get his degree in engineering. He also delved into a few other ventures. There were the US festivals, produced by a company he founded called Unuson - short for Unite Us in Song. There was the startup company called CL9 - short for Cloud Nine - that built universal remote control products that were supposed to control multiple electronic devices. And finally, there is the teaching.

Since 1990, without a teaching certificate, he teaches computer classes for 5th through 8th graders for the Los Gatos California school district, without pay. He is a man at peace with himself and is totally consumed with family, friends, students, e-mail, and trying to keep up with new software. I e-mailed him and he responded the next day!

When asked his view of the future, Woz sees further transformation to an internet based life, stressing the need for good hardware and a reliable operating system. He says he doesn't fit into the computer industry anymore. He just wants to be remembered for "Being a good father...for having been a good person who had business success who didn't step on people's toes and who didn't run over them or treat them badly...and I'd like to be remembered for having designed some really great computers that helped inspire this whole computer revolution". (Wolfson and Leyba)

The computer is a tool that is taught in schools all across the country, including by the man who single-handedly designed and built the first commercially sold computer - the Woz!

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