Revolution in The Valley

Posted on 01 November 2017 by Andy Hertzfeld

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 team that built the Macintosh system software, and a key creator of the Mac s radically new user interface software One of the chosen few who worked with the mercurial Steve Jobs, you might call him the ultimate insider.When Revolution in the Valley begins, Hertzfeld is working on Apple s first attempt at a low cost, consumer oriented computer the Apple II He sees that Steve Jobs is luring some of the company s most brilliant innovators to work on a tiny research effort the Macintosh Hertzfeld manages to make his way onto the Macintosh research team, and the rest is history.Through lavish illustrations, period photos, and Hertzfeld s vivid first hand accounts, Revolution in the Valley reveals what it was like to be there at the birth of the personal computer revolution The story comes to life through the book s portrait of the talented and often eccentric characters who made up the Macintosh team Now, over 20 years later, millions of people are benefiting from the technical achievements of this determined and brilliant group of people. Free Download Revolution in The Valley [ Author ] Andy Hertzfeld [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr I ve read Isaccsons Jobs biography and Fire in the valley before This book adds quite a bitinsight into the whole story of how the original Macintosh came into being between 1979 and 1985.Best of all, this book is not Steve Jobs centric, like so many others are While he plays a prominent role in the book, most of the essays in the book are about the people that did the dirty work to make the Macintosh happen, their struggles, their sacrifices and their camaraderie This is a book abo I ve read Isaccsons Jobs biography and Fire in the valley before This book adds quite a bitinsight into the whole story of how the original Macintosh came into being between 1979 and 1985.Best of all, this book is not Steve Jobs centric, like so many others are While he plays a prominent role in the book, most of the essays in the book are about the people that did the dirty work to make the Macintosh happen, their struggles, their sacrifices and their camaraderie This is a book about a very small group of people who under special conditions were able to achieve something extraordinary and move the industry forward as a whole.It also contains a lot of interesting insights about how Apple as a company changed over the years when it became a multi million dollar business and how culture changed when hierarchies were added to the Apple organization.A little warning Some of the stories are probably tough to read for a non technical person, especially when software and ...You look at the cover of this and read the title and it s obvious that this book is aimed at people who want to read about how Apple is just super awesome Normally I don t think books like this are worth reading because it s, well, boring I learned that this book would be worth reading because most of the stories in this book are available on folklore.org and this book is basically a printed and expanded version of those stories.Fortunately, it doesn t tell the story as the clouds parted and You look at th...Loved this book It was a most unusual and amazing memoir presented as a group of anecdotes during the development and rollout of the Apple Macintosh computer from the inside out Given the recent bio on Steve Jobs and related bio on Steve Wozniak and many other related biopics, it was fascinating to read about the project work by the Mac team, how it came into existence and the many minds behind making this computer a real thing which went on to become a legend and foundation for Apple s ea Loved this book It was a most unusual and amazing memoir presented as ...Es curioso constatar la gran habilidad con la que se ha convertido en libro lo que en realidad es una p gina web En cualquier caso, las 90 historias cortas que componen este libro te introducen de manera magistral en lo que fue la g nesis del Macint...Very nearly a five star review for this one, and I d say that if you haven t read any of the stories on the brilliant folklore.org, you should add a star I was depressed to discover while reading this book that I d made my way throughof folklore.org than I d thought while casually browsing a visit over there is as bad as a night long Wikipedia or TVTropes trawl for me and as a result I d read perhaps 90% of the material in the book The fact that I enjoyed the book as much as I did is Very nearly a five star review for this one, and I d say that if you haven t read any of the stories on the brilliant folklore.org, you should add a star I was depressed to discover while reading this book that I d made my way throughof folklore.org than I d thought while casually browsing a visit over there is as bad as a night long Wikipedia or TVTropes trawl for me and as a result I d read perhaps 90% of the material in the book The fact that I enjoyed the book as much as I did is a testament to the quality and subject matter of the stories Revolution can be a frustrating read due to its anecdotal nature these are snippets of recollections bundled together into roughly grouped time frames, and as a result the book can feel disjointed There are times dur...I loved this book It was a great history of how the Mac came to be, and since I m a Mac fan, I m interested Everyone knows the Mac was Steve Jobs baby, and true technical people had to develop it and Andy Hertzfeld was one of the critical developers to put it together This book is a mostly linear anecdotal history of the Mac, starting at the beginning and ending with the ejection of Jobs from Apple and the leaving of numerous key developers due to managerial incompetence Pretty sad Still, I loved this book It was a great history of how the Mac came to be, and since I m a Mac fan, I ...Un libro entretenido que te explica la historia del nacimiento del primer Mac de forma muy amena Es f cil y r pido de leer porque no es una historia contada de principio a final, sino una serie de an cdotas explicadas por diversas personas Las fotos que incluye adem s no tienen desperdicio xDNo esperes encontrar en l una biograf a de Steve Jobs Es la historia de todo el equipo de trabajo que consigui sacar adelante este ordenador en una poca fascinante para el desarrollo de los ordenadores Un libro entretenido que te explica la historia del nacimiento del primer Mac de forma muy amena Es f cil y r pido de leer porque no es una historia contada de principio a final, sino una serie de an cdotas explicadas por diversas personas Las fotos que incluye adem s ...Macintosh computer is the most iconic computer of all time, and probably one of the most significant consumer electronics products ever The successors of the original Macintosh have remained aspirational products ever since, and Mac fans are oftentimes known for their cult like admiration for their computers One name that immediately comes to mind when Mac is mentioned is that of Steve Jobs, Apple cofounder and a mercurial and controversial visionary that has shaped Apple products for the most Macintosh computer is the most iconic computer of all time, and probably one of the most significant consumer electronics products ever The successors of the original Macintosh have remained aspirational products ever since, and Mac fans are oftentimes known for their cult like admiration for their computers One name that immediately comes to mind when Mac is mentioned is that of Steve Jobs, Apple cofounder and a mercurial and controversial visionary that has shaped Apple products for the most of company s history However, Jobs is a strange bird a head of a technology company without any concrete technological skills The bulk of the work on the original Apple computer was done ...Fantastic book, and you don t have to be a Mac or Apple fanatic to enjoy it It is a collection of stories, nearly all by Andy Hertzfeld but with several by other contributors , that describe the development of the Macintosh, as well as life at Apple Computer in the early 80s The unique glimpses of Mac development, of the atmosphere at Apple, and of the people involved are quite interesting and even inspiring I remember when the Mac came out, and being amazed at its graphic interface My Fa...I love reading about the 70 s 80 s era of Silicon Valley and Apple, and Andy s essay format worked well My only real critique is that most fans of the subject have already heard the majority of these anecdotes at Apple Computers If you ve read a Steve Jobs bio, or iWoz than the majority of the stories will sound like re runs, although told from a different perspective That said, I still enjoyed the book Pictures of Andy s design notebooks were particularly inspiring, and make me wish I had e I love reading about the 70 s 80 s era of Silicon Valley and Apple, and Andy s essay format worked well My only real critique is that most fans of the subject have already heard the majority of these anecdotes at Apple Computers If you ve read a Steve Jobs bio, or iWoz than the 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01 November 2017

Andy Hertzfeld