iWoz: Chapters 5-7

This section of the autobiography highlights three main, consecutive events in Steve Wozniak's life: building his first computer, meeting Steve Jobs, and his adventures with the "Blue Box". These pivotal moments of his life all happened while he was in college and his later business partner, Steve Jobs, was in high school (coincidentally the same high school as the one Wozniak went to). The author states that his first computer, the Cream Soda Computer, was the greatest milestone to date; his meeting Steve Jobs started a great friendship, and soon a successful professional career; and his "Blue Box", a machine which allows the user to override the telephone lines and make free long-distance calls, was the creation he is still most proud of today.

Steve Wozniak's continues his purpose of inspiring the reader to accomplish great feats in his or her life by telling anecdotal adventures regarding his love of computers. The reason this strategy is effective is because it shows the reader that he or she has to be interested in his or her field to be able to excel in the subject. Another way the author accomplishes his purpose is by focusing on his relationship and adventures with Steve Jobs. For example, he tells the reader his story of the unsuccessful poster flipping off the senior class at Wozniak's and Jobs's high school. Wozniak implies clearly that this was a bonding event between the two individuals because they learned much about each other that helped strengthen their friendship for many years to come.