"After a near fatal airplane crash in February of 1981, Wozniak
spent his time recovering from amnesia and getting his college
degree. He didn't return to Apple for another two years, but by
that time, he was completely out of the loop on any product
development and his presence at the company was largely symbolic
and motivational.
"In 1984, Apple released the Macintosh. By this time, my
interests had gravitated towards the IBM PC and its MS-DOS clones,
such as the Tandon and the Leading Edge, which my father had
purchased to run his dental practice downstairs, and I wanted to
learn software that actual businesses were now using, such as Lotus
123, WordStar, dBase, and Harvard Graphics. My Apple IIc, while
still useful, was showing its age. 1984 is also the year I came in
contact with my first Mac Fanboy, my first cousin Andrew."
