[steve jobs phone number] Revolution in The Valley [Paperback]: The Insanely Great Story of How the Mac Was Made (Otx) [Paperback]

Revolution in The Valley [Paperback]: The Insanely Great Story of How the Mac Was Made (Otx) [Paperback]

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Another blog-turned-book (see Hertzfeld's www.folklore.org), this set of remembrances chronicles the birth of the Macintosh from inside the lab. In 1978, Hertzfeld's world was rocked by his purchase of an Apple II; by the next year, he was working for the fledgling company on the nascent Mac as a software engineer, co-writing the Mac's operating system. Strictly for Silicon Valley-folk and Apple obsessives, Hertzfeld's short entries dwell on everything from mouse-scaling parameters to the eating habits of hardware engineer Burrell Smith. A plethora of color photos feature early screen shots and sedentary-looking Mac team members in tight t-shirts ("User Friendly!") and large glasses. Even aficionados may find their attention wandering at sentences like, "The most controversial part of the Control Panel was the desktop pattern editor, which I had rescued from its earlier standalone incarnation." But among the 90 entries, highlights include awkward-looking early demos of the Mac's operating system; competition and idea-swapping with Microsoft, Osborne and Xerox; and inside glimpses of Apple's unique, before-the-boom culture. Hertzfeld's earnest enthusiasm for the work that he and the team began 25-plus years ago is infectious enough to carry one through the rest.
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About the Author

Andy Hertzfeld was a graduate student in computer science at UC Berkeley in January 1978 when he purchased one of the first Apple IIs.
He quickly lost interest in grad school as he began writing programs for his Apple II, eventually leading him to join Apple Computer as a systems programmer in August 1979. He 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. He left Apple in March 1984, and went on to co-found three companies: Radius (1986), General Magic (1990) and Eazel (1999). In 2003, he developed web-based software for collective storytelling that he used to write the stories in this book. In 2005, he joined Google, and was one of the main creators of Google+.

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[steve jobs phone number] Accidental Millionaire: The Rise and Fall of Steve Jobs at Apple Computer [Paperback]

Accidental Millionaire: The Rise and Fall of Steve Jobs at Apple Computer [Paperback]

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Through the story of Apple Computer in California's "Silicon Valley," Butcher, sometime editor of regional business magazines, traces the evolution of electronic computation from room-size vaccuum-tube units to the pinhead-microchip integrated-calculator circuits that now govern industrial communication. Apple was a classic shoestring, garage-based partnership, comprising a quiet genius (Stephen Wozniak) and an offbeat go-getter (Steven Jobs), which within three years came to be worth over $1 billion. Venture capital, publicity and a well-timed stock issue brought millions to Apple's principals, but as Butcher tells it the enterprise was ill-prepared for success. Haphazard management, poor marketing judgment and Jobs's abrasive personality, the author holds, led to internal chaos and dissension, with reciprocal executive screaming, employees in tears and parking-lot fist fights. Eventually, investors forced the appointment of a traditional executive from Pepsico, John Sculley; Wozniak lost interest, and Jobs, aged 30, lost out. Photos. 20,000 ad/promo; first serial to California Business.
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A fascinating unauthorized biography of Apple co-founder Steven Jobs, this also provides a history of Apple Computer, Inc., and insights into the personal computer industry. At times, Butcher seems biased against Jobs and his product the Macintosh, but he does manage to enumerate Jobs's positive entrepreneurial qualities. The book is based on interviews with Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, early Apple employees, Jobs's teachers and friends from high school and college, and long-time players in the Silicon Valley high-tech industry. Jobs declined to be interviewed. This is a captivating, "can't put down" type of book, which will be in demand. Recommended for public, academic, and company libraries. Mary Greene Havener, ERT, a Resource Engineering Co., Concord, Mass.
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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