Ron Wayne quits Apple - 30 years ago | TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

The company was just a couple of weeks old, but he had to quit. Ron Wayne, one of the original stakeholders in Apple Computer was apparently worried about debt. I sympathize with Ron's decision, having been involved in one too many startups. Unfortunately, Ron could be a billionaire today if he'd stuck it out. But that's life, isn't it? To hear just a bit more on Ron's decision, and to hear a lot more from some of the first Apple employees, listen to TWiT #48. It's Dvorak-free.

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The company was just a couple of weeks old, but he had to quit. Ron Wayne, one of the original stakeholders in Apple Computer was...

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glad

he sells stamps from home now!

April 12 2006 at 6:25 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

AngryMac

Dvorak is what makes TwiT worth listening to.

April 12 2006 at 6:04 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

mat

I don't mind Dvorak on TWiT, but I wish they woudl dump WOZ!!

April 12 2006 at 5:44 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Jerry Halstead

"Unfortunately, Ron could be a billionaire today if he'd stuck it out."

Actually, that is not true. A few weeks ago I visited the alternate dimension where he ended up staying and it was totally devoid of Apple. No Windows either, which stands to reason...who would they have copied from? Nothing very exciting in that alternate dimension, lots of monochrome displays and Ctrl-key driven apps.

The daily IBM company songs were kind of keen...

April 12 2006 at 5:34 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply