The Oregon Hermit: How a Cabin in the Woods Created Apple Writer

Cottage Computer Programming (1984)

I left NASA to live in a remote Oregon cabin, where I discovered the Apple II and began coding for fun. My first major project, Apple Writer, survived a lightning strike that proved its data-saving capabilities. This experience launched a successful software career from the wilderness, proving that solitude and silence are the perfect backdrop for creative programming.

"A mistress of perfect consistency, the computer rejects all but the flawless, offering no explanation."