We travel to the summer of 1976, as Apple travels to Atlantic City for a computer trade show, the Apple II begins to form, and the fellowship between the two Steves shows signs of breaking.

Links and Show Notes:

Originally released as Upgrade #621

Presented by Myke Hurley and Jason Snell.

Written by Jason Snell.

Audio editing by Myke Hurley and Jim Metzendorf. Video production by Jamie Snell.

Designed in California theme by Christopher Breen.

References:

• Infinite Loop (1999) by Michael S. Malone
• Apple: The First 50 Years (2026) by David Pogue (Amazon, Kobo, Apple Books)
• Steve Jobs (2011) by Walter Isaacson (Amazon, Used)

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