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Woz can code, but can he dance?

ABC announced the cast for Season 8 of its successful reality TV show Dancing with the Stars tonight and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak is one of the contestants for this year's show. From the About the show page:A Silicon Valley icon and philanthropist for the past three decades, Steve Wozniak, a.
Written by Jason D. O'Grady, Contributor

Steve Wozniak, the co-founder of Apple,  in Sydney today. Photo: Bob PearceABC announced the cast for Season 8 of its successful reality TV show Dancing with the Stars tonight and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak is one of the contestants for this year's show. From the About the show page:

A Silicon Valley icon and philanthropist for the past three decades, Steve Wozniak, a.k.a. "The Woz," helped shape the computer industry with his design of Apple's first line of products, the Apple I and II, and influenced the popular Macintosh. After leaving Apple Computer Inc. in 1985, Wozniak was involved in various business and philanthropic ventures, focusing primarily on computer capabilities in schools and stressing hands-on learning and encouraging creativity for students. In 2000, he was inducted into the Inventors Hall of Fame and was awarded the prestigious Heinz Award for Technology, The Economy and Employment. Wozniak is also a published author with the release of his New York Times Best Selling autobiography, iWoz: From Computer Geek to Cult Icon, in September 2006.

Photo: Bob Pearce

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