Daniel Kottke
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Daniel Kottke is a U.S.
computer engineer and one of the earliest employees of Apple Inc.
His official employee number was 12, having been assigned a few months after he originally started working. He assembled and tested the first Apple I
computers with its computer designer and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak
in Steve Jobs
's garage in 1976. Prior to the formation of Apple, Kottke was close friends with Jobs, whom he met at Reed College
. The two men traveled to India
backpacking around in search of spiritual enlightenment.
Kottke 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.
Kottke was one of the original members of the Macintosh
development team and his signature can be found embossed on the internal wall of early production Macintosh computers.
Kottke currently produces and hosts the "The Next Step" Public-access television
cable TV interview show in Silicon Valley which focuses on high-technology, spiritualism, holistic endeavors, the internet and social networking.
A resident of Palo Alto, California
, he consults in technology development, plays keyboards with a band named "Quoi" and develops show concepts for "The Next Step."
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
computer engineer and one of the earliest employees of Apple Inc.
Apple Computer
Apple Inc. is an American multinational corporation that designs and markets consumer electronics, computer software, and personal computers. The company's best-known hardware products include the Macintosh line of computers, the iPod, the iPhone and the iPad...
His official employee number was 12, having been assigned a few months after he originally started working. He assembled and tested the first Apple I
Apple I
The original Apple Computer, also known retroactively as the Apple I, or Apple-1, is a personal computer released by the Apple Computer Company in 1976. They were designed and hand-built by Steve Wozniak. Wozniak's friend Steve Jobs had the idea of selling the computer...
computers with its computer designer and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak
Steve Wozniak
Stephen Gary "Woz" Wozniak is an American computer engineer and programmer who founded Apple Computer, Co. with Steve Jobs and Ronald Wayne...
in Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs
Steven Paul Jobs was an American businessman and inventor widely recognized as a charismatic pioneer of the personal computer revolution. He was co-founder, chairman, and chief executive officer of Apple Inc...
's garage in 1976. Prior to the formation of Apple, Kottke was close friends with Jobs, whom he met at Reed College
Reed College
Reed College is a private, independent, liberal arts college located in southeast Portland, Oregon. Founded in 1908, Reed is a residential college with a campus located in Portland's Eastmoreland neighborhood, featuring architecture based on the Tudor-Gothic style, and a forested canyon wilderness...
. The two men traveled to India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
backpacking around in search of spiritual enlightenment.
Kottke spent an additional 8 years with Apple debugging Apple II printed circuit boards and building Apple III
Apple III
The Apple III is a business-oriented personal computer produced and released by Apple Computer that was intended as the successor to the Apple II series, but largely considered a failure in the market. Development work on the Apple III started in late 1978 under the guidance of Dr. Wendell Sander...
and Macintosh
Macintosh
The Macintosh , or Mac, is a series of several lines of personal computers designed, developed, and marketed by Apple Inc. The first Macintosh was introduced by Apple's then-chairman Steve Jobs on January 24, 1984; it was the first commercially successful personal computer to feature a mouse and a...
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.
Kottke was one of the original members of the Macintosh
Macintosh
The Macintosh , or Mac, is a series of several lines of personal computers designed, developed, and marketed by Apple Inc. The first Macintosh was introduced by Apple's then-chairman Steve Jobs on January 24, 1984; it was the first commercially successful personal computer to feature a mouse and a...
development team and his signature can be found embossed on the internal wall of early production Macintosh computers.
Kottke currently produces and hosts the "The Next Step" Public-access television
Public-access television
Public-access television is a form of non-commercial mass media where ordinary people can create content television programming which is cablecast through cable TV specialty channels...
cable TV interview show in Silicon Valley which focuses on high-technology, spiritualism, holistic endeavors, the internet and social networking.
A resident of Palo Alto, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, he consults in technology development, plays keyboards with a band named "Quoi" and develops show concepts for "The Next Step."
See also
- Pirates of Silicon ValleyPirates of Silicon ValleyPirates of Silicon Valley is a 1999 made-for-television film directed by Martyn Burke and based on the book Fire in the Valley: The Making of The Personal Computer by Paul Freiberger and Michael Swaine. The film documents the impact on the development of the personal computer of the rivalry between...
- A movie based on the rise of Apple and Microsoft; Daniel Kottke is portrayed by actor Marcus GiamattiMarcus GiamattiMarcus Giamatti is an American actor, best known for being a regular member of the cast of the CBS drama series Judging Amy.-Background:...
.
External links
Interviews
- Apple's 30th Anniversary - Leo LaPorte TWIT podcast #48 with Daniel Kottke as a guest
- Daniel Kottke on Silicon Valley innovation culture and his trip to India with Steve Jobs during their hippie years.
- Triangulation Episode 31: Daniel Kottke