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'Daniel Kottke', born April 4th, 1954 in Bronxville, New York is a U.S. computer engineer and the first official employee of Apple Inc.. His contribution to the personal computer revolution is undisputed as the engineer who assembled and tested the first Apple I computer with fellow computer designer and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak in Steve Jobs's garage in 1976. Prior to the formation of Apple, Daniel was close friends with Jobs, whom he met at Reed College. Daniel and Jobs traveled to India backpacking around in search of philosophical enlightenment.
Daniel spent an additional 8 years with Apple debugging Apple II printed circuit boards and building Apple III and Macintosh prototypes as well as working on the design for the Macintosh keyboard. The Apple II gained a sizable amount of popularity, eventually becoming one of the best selling personal computers of the 1970s and early 1980s.
Daniel was one of the original members of the Macintosh development team and his signature can be found embossed on the internal wall of all production Macintosh computers.
Daniel currently produces and hosts the "The Next Step" Cable access channel TV interview show in Silicon Valley which focuses on high-technology, spiritualism, holistic endeavors, the internet and social networking.
A native of Palo Alto, California, he consults in technology development, plays keyboards with a band name "Quoi" and develops show concepts for "The Next Step".

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See also

★ ''Pirates of Silicon Valley'' - A movie based on the rise of Apple and Microsoft; Daniel Kottke is portrayed by actor Marcus Giamatti.

External links

★ Apple Computer History Links

★ Original Mac Engineers Reunion

★ Fire in the Valley- Silicon Valley and the making of the personal computer

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★ The Next Step cable TV show

Interviews

★ Apple's 30th Anniversary - Leo LaPorte TWIT podcast #48 with Daniel Kottke as a guest

Videos

★ Google video links for Daniel Kottke interviews

Biographical