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drats
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Middle-aged prodigies: Seven poster children over ...
It's true they made a decent contribution early on, but I hope you aren't implying they invented the personal computer.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_computer#History
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Apple up to the Mac is practically the prototype of the Silicon Valley young-founders-in-a-garage startup. To depict Steve Jobs as a late bloomer who did nothing big before 40 is silly.
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For definitions of "personal computer" that don't involve toggle switches and #47 pilot lamps, yes, they invented the personal computer.
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