Apple’s Co-Founder Left to Make THIS?? - CORE Master Universal Remote
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Get a 15% discount on Saily eSIM data plans! Download the Saily app and use code LTT at checkout. Or go to saily.com When a technical wizard like Steve Wozniak has a problem to solve, you know the solution is going to be interesting. So it’s no surprise that when Woz had too many remotes for his entertainment center, his solution - the Core Master Remote - ended up in the Guiness Book of Records and was the foundation for an entirely new company - CL 9. The thing is... no one else really had that same problem... yet. Discuss on the forum: linustechtips.com
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The video explores the Core Master Universal Remote, a groundbreaking device created by Steve Wozniak after he left Apple in 1985 to found CL 9. It opens by highlighting the device's Guinness World Record status for the number of remotes it aimed to consolidate and its remarkable blend of hardware complexity and user programming. The host details the Core Master’s architecture, including its 16 pages of programmable commands and 16 sequences per page, which could be bound to quick page buttons for rapid access. The discussion emphasizes how the remote could control multiple devices, schedule recordings, adapt for daylight saving time, and even self-reprogram, showcasing Wozniak’s deep technical vision. The video acknowledges the device’s flaws, such as the lack of non-volatile memory and the reliance on a separate serial interface for reprogramming, which limited its mainstream appeal. The narrative then traces the Core Master’s fate, its evolution into later products like the PIC 100 and PIC 200, and how it found niche use in specialized applications, such as X-ray machines. The overall takeaway is that while ahead of its time and intellectually impressive, the Core Master was a product grounded in a niche audience that limited broad market success, yet it left a lasting imprint on programmable remotes and tech history.
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- What was the Core Master Remote and why was it notable?
- The Core Master Remote was a programmable universal remote designed by CL 9 after Steve Wozniak left Apple. It stood out for its multi-page interface, ability to store 16 commands per page plus 16 sequences, and its capacity to reprogram itself in 1987, which was extraordinarily advanced for its time.
- Why did the Core Master not achieve broad market success?
- Despite its technical sophistication, it lacked non-volatile memory reliability and was expensive, complicated to use, and not user-friendly, which, together with the rise of simpler, cheaper remotes, limited mass adoption.