Steve Jobs and the Personal Computer

An illustrated inventions story from Wonder Inventions — free to read, with narration.

Steve Jobs and the Personal Computer — an illustrated inventions story, set in Global. 10 illustrated pages, free to read on Wonder Inventions.

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Steve Jobs and the Personal Computer — an illustrated inventions story, set in Global. 10 illustrated pages, free to read on Wonder Inventions.

Page 1

Alexei kicked a loose piece of neon tubing down the crumbling street. "Another day, another broken screen," he muttered.
Alexei kicked a loose piece of neon tubing down the crumbling street. "Another day, another broken screen," he muttered. Lian, ever practical, adjusted her scavenged goggles. "Come on, slowpoke! Let's get back before the robo-dogs wake up."

Alexei kicked a loose piece of neon tubing down the crumbling street. "Another day, another broken screen," he muttered. Lian, ever practical, adjusted her scavenged goggles. "Come on, slowpoke! Let's get back before the robo-dogs wake up."

Page 2

Back at their makeshift home, Alexei slumped onto a salvaged sofa. "I'm so tired of this, Lian! Hunting for scraps just to survive.
Back at their makeshift home, Alexei slumped onto a salvaged sofa. "I'm so tired of this, Lian! Hunting for scraps just to survive. I wish we had something...better." Lian rummaged in a box filled with wires and circuit boards. "Like what, exactly? Another one of your crazy inventions?"

Back at their makeshift home, Alexei slumped onto a salvaged sofa. "I'm so tired of this, Lian! Hunting for scraps just to survive. I wish we had something...better." Lian rummaged in a box filled with wires and circuit boards. "Like what, exactly? Another one of your crazy inventions?"

Page 3

"No, not just an invention. I wish we had a... a way to connect. To share ideas!" Alexei exclaimed, his eyes lighting up.
"No, not just an invention. I wish we had a... a way to connect. To share ideas!" Alexei exclaimed, his eyes lighting up. "Like...like a personal computer!" Lian raised an eyebrow. "A what now? Where did you even hear that term?"

"No, not just an invention. I wish we had a... a way to connect. To share ideas!" Alexei exclaimed, his eyes lighting up. "Like...like a personal computer!" Lian raised an eyebrow. "A what now? Where did you even hear that term?"

Page 4

"I read about it in the Encyclopedia!" Alexei grabbed his worn leather notebook and flipped it open. Suddenly, the room shimmered. "Whoa!
"I read about it in the Encyclopedia!" Alexei grabbed his worn leather notebook and flipped it open. Suddenly, the room shimmered. "Whoa! Not again!" he shouted, grabbing Lian's arm as the familiar light engulfed them.

"I read about it in the Encyclopedia!" Alexei grabbed his worn leather notebook and flipped it open. Suddenly, the room shimmered. "Whoa! Not again!" he shouted, grabbing Lian's arm as the familiar light engulfed them.

Page 5

They landed with a thump in a bustling workshop. A young man with shaggy brown hair and glasses was tinkering with a circuit board.
They landed with a thump in a bustling workshop. A young man with shaggy brown hair and glasses was tinkering with a circuit board. "Easy there!" he exclaimed, catching a falling oscilloscope. "Welcome to my little corner of creation."

They landed with a thump in a bustling workshop. A young man with shaggy brown hair and glasses was tinkering with a circuit board. "Easy there!" he exclaimed, catching a falling oscilloscope. "Welcome to my little corner of creation."

Page 6

"You're Steve Jobs!" Alexei blurted out, starstruck. "I've read all about you!" Steve grinned. "That's me. And you are...?" Lian stepped forward.
"You're Steve Jobs!" Alexei blurted out, starstruck. "I've read all about you!" Steve grinned. "That's me. And you are...?" Lian stepped forward. "I'm Lian, and this is Alexei. We're... interested in what you're doing. Especially this whole 'personal computer' thing."

"You're Steve Jobs!" Alexei blurted out, starstruck. "I've read all about you!" Steve grinned. "That's me. And you are...?" Lian stepped forward. "I'm Lian, and this is Alexei. We're... interested in what you're doing. Especially this whole 'personal computer' thing."

Page 7

"It's about empowering people," Steve explained, gesturing to a prototype computer. "Giving them the tools to create, to communicate, to change the world.
"It's about empowering people," Steve explained, gesturing to a prototype computer. "Giving them the tools to create, to communicate, to change the world. In 1977, we sold the Apple II for 1,298, which was a lot back then! But it was worth it to get this technology into people's hands. Wozniak's ingenuity made it possible." Lian, remembering their own struggles, nodded thoughtfully.

"It's about empowering people," Steve explained, gesturing to a prototype computer. "Giving them the tools to create, to communicate, to change the world. In 1977, we sold the Apple II for 1,298, which was a lot back then! But it was worth it to get this technology into people's hands. Wozniak's ingenuity made it possible." Lian, remembering their own struggles, nodded thoughtfully.

Page 8

"The key is simplicity," Steve continued. "Making technology accessible to everyone, not just experts. That's why Wozniak designed the Apple II with an open…
"The key is simplicity," Steve continued. "Making technology accessible to everyone, not just experts. That's why Wozniak designed the Apple II with an open architecture, to encourage innovation. By 1980, Apple had already become a 1 billion company!" Alexei's eyes widened. "A whole billion?"

"The key is simplicity," Steve continued. "Making technology accessible to everyone, not just experts. That's why Wozniak designed the Apple II with an open architecture, to encourage innovation. By 1980, Apple had already become a 1 billion company!" Alexei's eyes widened. "A whole billion?"

Page 9

Suddenly, the shimmering light returned. "We have to go!" Lian cried, grabbing Alexei's hand. "But thank you, Mr. Jobs!" As they faded away, Alexei remembered…
Suddenly, the shimmering light returned. "We have to go!" Lian cried, grabbing Alexei's hand. "But thank you, Mr. Jobs!" As they faded away, Alexei remembered something Steve had said: "'The only way to do great work is to love what you do.' He was right, we can connect with others through a personal computer!" he exclaimed.

Suddenly, the shimmering light returned. "We have to go!" Lian cried, grabbing Alexei's hand. "But thank you, Mr. Jobs!" As they faded away, Alexei remembered something Steve had said: "'The only way to do great work is to love what you do.' He was right, we can connect with others through a personal computer!" he exclaimed.

Page 10

Back in their ruined city, Alexei grabbed his scavenged components. "Lian, let's build our own communication device! Maybe not an Apple II, but something that…
Back in their ruined city, Alexei grabbed his scavenged components. "Lian, let's build our own communication device! Maybe not an Apple II, but something that can connect us to others!" Lian smiled. "Alright, let's do it! After all, the smartphone industry alone generates over 500 billion a year, so there's clearly still a market for communication!"

Back in their ruined city, Alexei grabbed his scavenged components. "Lian, let's build our own communication device! Maybe not an Apple II, but something that can connect us to others!" Lian smiled. "Alright, let's do it! After all, the smartphone industry alone generates over 500 billion a year, so there's clearly still a market for communication!"

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  • Location: Global
  • Audience: general readers

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