Revolution in the Valley: The Insanely Great Story of How the Mac Was Made
by Andy Hertzfeld
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There was a time, not too long ago, when the typewriter and notebook ruled, and the computer as an everyday tool was simply a vision. Revolution in the Valley traces this vision back to its earliest roots: the hallways and backrooms of Apple, where the groundbreaking Macintosh computer was born. The book traces the development of the Macintosh, from its inception as an underground skunkworks project in 1979 to its triumphant introduction in 1984 and beyond. The stories in Revolution in the show more Valley come on extremely good authority. That's because author Andy Hertzfeld was a co show lessTags
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Very enjoyable collection of anecdotes by one of the original team that launched the Apple Macintosh. For Mac-aficionados and people interested in the birth of personal computing it's a really interesting read.
Originally written as a bunch of posts on the Mac Folklore website, there are a few bits of repetition which can be a teensy bit irritating when being read straight through. Also, some of the technical detail seemed both too elementary for people who know what's being talked about, but not explained sufficiently for those who don't - that balance seemed to be totally off. But those are minor quibbles - a really interesting read.
Originally written as a bunch of posts on the Mac Folklore website, there are a few bits of repetition which can be a teensy bit irritating when being read straight through. Also, some of the technical detail seemed both too elementary for people who know what's being talked about, but not explained sufficiently for those who don't - that balance seemed to be totally off. But those are minor quibbles - a really interesting read.
Steve Jobs was one demanding S.O.B.,Bill Gates was one ruthless businessman, and the Macintosh team was a premier example of just a few people changing the whole industry.
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Andy Hertzfeld joined the Macintosh team in February 1981, and became one of the main authors of the Macintosh system software, including the User Interface Toolbox and many of the original desk accessories
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- Canonical title
- Revolution in the Valley: The Insanely Great Story of How the Mac Was Made
- People/Characters
- Steve Jobs; Steve Wozniak; Andy Hertzfeld
- First words
- There are occasionally short windows in time when incredibly important things got invented that shape the lives of humans for hundreds of years.
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- Technology, Nonfiction, History, General Nonfiction, Business
- DDC/MDS
- 004.165 — Computer science, information & general works Computer science, knowledge & systems Computer science General works on specific types of computers Personal Computers By Specific Type
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- HD9696.2 .U64 .A6734 — Social sciences Industries. Land use. Labor Industries. Land use. Labor Special industries and trades Mechanical industries
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- English, French, German, Spanish
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- Paper, Ebook
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