CH : 38 Apple-1 Blueprint

"38 Apple-1 Blueprint

After the speech is done, Henry convenes all technicians, including Steve Wozniak, to a meeting room. There are 11 technicians from the 23 employees that Jobs recruited, 13 if you counted Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs.

Henry held a blueprint in his hand and spread it on the table. All technicians quickly surrounded the table as they were curious about what was inside the blueprint. They saw the blueprint is named Apple-1, and it is filled with various complex electronic parts and constitutes a circuit board.

Not just that, the design of the computer is fully displayed with various parts combined. With all the parts combined, it eventually looks like a mini computer. Everyone's eyes shone when they saw this blueprint, as it was completely possible to design a computer like this.

"What a genius design!" a technician commented as he could see this design was indeed marvelous.

Everyone's eyes seemed fixed on the blueprint, so Henry just let them be. He didn't let the full design of Apple-1 come out, as he couldn't completely assure their characters. Just in case someone stole this blueprint, they wouldn't be able to make anything from it, as it was just a design—maybe they would just get some inspiration from it.

And there was a trap set by Henry, so even if they successfully imitated the blueprint and created it, the computer would not work. So he didn't fear showing this blueprint, as it was just part of the complete one.

Additionally, Henry was planning for the whole design to be sent to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for a patent. Even the name Apple-1 was going to be trademarked, as Henry learned something from one of the greatest minds in the world, Tesla. The biggest mistake he made was failing to secure patent rights to his technologies.

But Henry still kept it like this, as he knew that patent cases usually take a long time in courts.

Everyone kept looking at the Apple-1 blueprint and kept praising the design, but Steve Wozniak saw there was a critical issue with this blueprint, so he couldn't help but say, "Boss, how would this computer work? I don't see a processor that would fit with our computer, as the slot for the processor is just too small!"

Wozniak saw there was a flaw in the design, as the processor slot was too small. There was no processor in the market that could run a normal computer at that size. If there was, the computing power would not be enough, and eventually, the computer that was designed would just be a waste.

Henry clapped his hands and patted Steve Wozniak's shoulder, saying, "As expected of a computer genius, there is indeed a flaw in this design. But this is my business, and all of you just need to work according to this blueprint."

Steve Wozniak was still confused, as this flaw was fatal, but since the boss had said so, it was not his business anyway. He just needed to work according to the boss's instructions.

"Since you can see the flaw in this design, I hereby appoint you as the Chief Technician of Apple." Henry patted Steve Wozniak's shoulder while keeping his smile. He was happy, as Steve Wozniak lived up to his expectations as the original designer of Apple-1.

Everyone cast envious eyes at Steve Wozniak, but they felt he deserved it, as only he could fix the flaw in this design. Steve Wozniak was confused by what had just happened—he suddenly became Chief Technician just because of this.

Since this incident, everyone has been more focused on observing the blueprint, hoping to find a flaw like Steve Wozniak. To their disappointment, the design itself seemed perfect in their opinion, as the only flaw was the processor.

Seeing everyone was done looking at the blueprint, Henry said, "Since everyone has had a look at what Apple-1 would look like, it's time for us to bring it into reality.

"But I must warn you, if anyone here dares to reveal what you've seen today, I promise you won't like to know the consequences." Henry gave a warning while glancing at them.

Everyone gulped as they could feel this was not an empty threat. So everyone nodded and guaranteed they wouldn't leak a little bit about the blueprint.

Henry just gave them a warning, just in case someone leaked the design. Even though it wasn't much, as it was not completed, it could cause an unknown change. But if anyone here dared to do it, Henry promised they wouldn't feel any better about that.

"I will give each of you one copy of the blueprint. All of you must comprehend it and start working at least tomorrow and try assembling it. All the parts that are needed for it will be purchased by Wozniak and Jobs.

Wozniak will be the leader of this project, and the rest of you must follow Wozniak's command. Jobs will be the one that runs Apple and coordinates everything. As for me, I will be the technical advisor if the project encounters a problem that can't be solved by all of you.

I want the Apple-1 prototype ready in two months at the latest. As for the processor flaw, I will be the one responsible for it, so all of you just need to build the Apple-1 according to the blueprint.

Everyone can disperse now."

Henry gave his command and divided everyone's roles. He would not directly participate in assembling the Apple-1, as he wanted the team to gain experience from it. He didn't have time to personally do all of that, as he had many things not yet done.

At most, he would be the one that pointed the general direction and occasionally intervened. So if he felt he could give this responsibility to someone, he would like to do it as much as possible. Now he already had four companies under his name—Microsoft, Apple, Atari, and Wizards of the Coast.

But he believed this would only increase as time went on, and it would only give him more burden. So he must distribute the work early so all the companies would run perfectly even if he was not there.

After everyone received the blueprint, they dispersed. Only Henry and Steve Jobs remained in the room. Steve Jobs intended to leave as well, but he was stopped by Henry. Jobs wanted to say something before he was interrupted by Henry.

"Well, Jobs, I want something from you in advance. I will leave three days later, and I might not come to Apple for at least one month, as I have another important business to do. So I want you to direct Apple while I'm not here. You just need to follow the direction I give you." Henry said while patting Jobs' shoulder.

Steve Jobs' expression turned serious and he solemnly said, "Don't worry, leave Apple to me. I promise nothing will go wrong when you leave."

Henry was satisfied with Jobs' answer, as he would head to Nepal after settling his cousin's wedding, which should be around one week. The one-month promise to the Gurkha must be fulfilled.