It's been over four decades since Steve Wozniak left Apple, and on August 11 2026, Woz's 76th birthday, we talk about how he gave Apple its soul. Steve Wozniak was the brilliant engineer, Steve Jobs was the brilliant businessman, and Ronald Wayne was, er, something else. What may be more surprising is that more than 40 years after he left Apple, Woz says he's still on the payroll. That practically meant that he would be susceptible to people like Steve Jobs who could and did talk him into money-making ventures. Apple II is the real start and the real endWhile the Apple I got everything rolling, it was really Woz's Apple II designs that made the company.