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

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 Valley come on extremely good authority. That's because author Andy Hertzfeld was a core member of the tea.;Foreword; Introduction; Cast of Characters; Part One; I'll Be Your Best Friend August 1979; We'll See About That November 1979; I Invented Burrell; Scrooge McDuck February 1980; It's the Moustache that Matters September 1980; Good Earth October 1980; Black Wednesday February 1981; Part Two; Reality Distortion Field; Texaco Towers January 1981; More Like A Porsche March 1981; Square Dots April 1981; Early Demos April 1981; Bicycle April 1981; A Message for Adam April 1981; PC Board Esthetics July 1981; Pineapple Pizza May 1981; Round Rects Are Everywhere! May 1981.