Los Altos Designates Steve Jobs' Childhood Home a 'Historic Resource'The home where Steve Jobs first began building computers with Steve Wozniak has been designated a "historic resource" by the Los Altos Historical Commission reports the San Jose Mercury News. The home, located at 2066 Crist Drive in Los Altos, California, is still owned by Jobs' sister Patricia Jobs and the designation will add an additional layer of reviews should the owners of the home ever try to renovate it. The vote is the culmination of a two-year effort by the commission to preserve the one-story, ranch-style home as it stands. Chairman Frank Bishop praised the work of his colleagues and city staff, which included extensive research and a property evaluation. "The documentation looks very complete -- better than some of the books as far as accuracy goes," Bishop said. The designation will add another layer of review if renovations to the home are ever sought. The commission would be able to make a recommendation to the city council about any proposed changes.Jobs and Wozniak assembled the first Apple I computers at the home, with the first 50 sold to the Byte Shop in Mountain View for $500 each and the rest sold to friends at the Homebrew Computer Club. Recent Mac and iOS Blog Stories • Amazon Launches Cloud Player App for Mac • Nike SB App Launches for iOS Devices with Interactive Trick Guides, Live Game Events • NBA Game Time Updated for 2013-2014 Season with Visual Redesign, Additional Content • Developers Can Now Delete Fake Scores from Game Center Leaderboards • iLife, iWork and OS X Updates Will Continue to Be Free in the Future • Apple Retail Stores Post $4.5 Billion in Revenue in Q4 2013, 30 New Stores Coming in Fiscal 2014 • Burst Mode Improvements Added to iPhone 5s Camera With iOS 7.0.2 • Logitech Announces Lineup of Cases and Keyboard Covers for iPad Air
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