Pirates of Silicon Valley
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During what event did the \"1984\" Macintosh ad run?
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Superbowl
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Where did Steve Jobs attend college?
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Berkeley
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What illegal device did Jobs and \"Woz\" manufacture and sell?
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Blue Box
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Where did Bill Gates go to college?
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Harvard
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What computer did Bill Gates and Paul Allen first write software for?
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Altair
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What did they call that software?
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Basic
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Why did Jobs hire a private detective?
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To find his mom
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According to Jobs, information is........what?
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Power
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What was the home brew club?
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A computer club
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How many computers did Jobs and Woz sell there (at the home brew club)?
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50
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What did Steve and Steve call themselves?
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Apple
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Where did Apple start their company?
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In Steve's Parents garage
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What company gets first dibs on the stuff that Woz invents?
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HP
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Why did the company woz worked for not take advantage of it?
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They didn't think it was \"for regular people\"
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Who is the \"enemy\" according to Steve Jobs?
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IBM
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Why did Steve Jobs shave off his beard?
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Banks don't like beards
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Who was Apple's first investor?
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Mike Markkula
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Which company made the first large investment in Apple Computer?
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Intel
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How much money did Mike from Intel want to put into Apple?
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$250,000 (quarter million dollars)
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What company was secretly developing the mouse?
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Xerox
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What other computer enhancements did Xerox invent?
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GUI (Graphical User Interface)
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What was the name of the first computer Apple made to use Graphical Interface? (not a Mac)
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Lisa
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Apple came up with a new product what was the computers name and why was it important to Jobs?
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Lisa - it was his daughter's name.
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How did Bill Gates get the airline to return to the gate?
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He said he had computer codes to prevent viruses.
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What \"little problem\" did Microsoft have when meeting with IBM?
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Microsoft didn't have an operating system.
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Microsoft met with what company to set up an operating system for them?
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Seattle Computer Company
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What does Microsoft do to solve the problem that they have when they meet with IBM?
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They buy it from Seattle Computer Company for $50,000
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Did Microsoft invent the Disk Operating System (DOS)?
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No
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How much did they pay for it?
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$50,000
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The new president of Apple came from what company?
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Pepsi
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Why did Steve Wozniak think the amount of money they gave him was too much?
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He doesn't \"think rich\"
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What was Microsoft developing to compete with Apple?
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Windows
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In 1980 at the Seattle, Microsoft Office, Bill Gates said, \"you know how you survive......\" How did he think a company survived?
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You make them need you.
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Why did Steve Jobs leave Apple computer?
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He was fired.
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Who is the richest person in the world?
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Bill Gates
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Who now owns part of Apple?
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Bill Gates
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What does Steve Wozniak do now?
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He's a teacher.
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Who is now a part of Steve Jobs family?
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Lisa
