621: Road to the Apple II: The Partnership (Part 2)

Subtitle: Designed in California

In a preview of our new Designed in California podcast, we travel to the summer of 1976, as Apple travels to Atlantic City for a computer trade show, the Apple II begins to form, and the fellowship between the two Steves shows signs of breaking.

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Links and Show Notes:

Written by Jason Snell.

Designed in California theme by Christopher Breen.

Key sources:

• Infinite Loop (1999) by Michael S. Malone
• Apple: The First 50 Years (2026) by David Pogue (Amazon, Kobo, Apple Books)
• Steve Jobs (2011) by Walter Isaacson (Amazon, Used)

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