Random fact of the day - I actually live down here in San Jose right next to a street called Woz Way, which is, of course, named after Apple Computer co-founder and all-round tech geek demi-god Steve Wozniak.

Anyhow, over at Gamasutra today, Benj Edwards has managed to grab a rare interview with Woz about video games, since, as it's pointed out: "Wozniak... has also left his footprint in gaming history, having developed the initial prototype for classic Atari game Breakout in 1975 before founding Apple Computer."

Most notably, when asked: 'How did the existence of video games influence you personally as an engineer and computer designer?', Woz replied: "Extremely. Totally, for the Apple II. As a matter of fact, it was those four days that I did at Atari doing Breakout that really influenced the Apple II, to make it as special as it was. I saw hints of color. It was fake color with Mylar color overlays on a screen. I saw hints of color on a screen at Atari those nights, and I thought, "How gorgeous that looks." That was when I was very sleepy, and an idea popped in my head for generating color on American TVs with a $1 part." And the rest is history.