Revolution in the Valley
 The cover page of the paperback in 2004 | |
| Author | Andy Hertzfeld |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Business, Apple |
| Publisher | O'Reilly Media |
Publication date | December 2004 |
| Media type | E-book, Print (Hardback and Paperback) |
| Pages | 320 pp |
| ISBN | 978-1449316242 |
Revolution in the Valley: The Insanely Great Story of How the Mac Was Made is a nonfiction book written by Andy Hertzfeld about the birth of the Apple Macintosh personal computer. The author was a core member of the team that built the Macintosh system software and the chief creator of the Mac's radical new user interface software.[1] The book is a collection of anecdotes tracing the development of the Macintosh from a secret project in 1979 through its "triumphant introduction" in 1984.[2] These anecdotes were originally published on the author's Folklore.org web site.[3]
Content
The book focuses on the hardware design and software development by the original Macintosh team at Apple Computer, including sometimes technical details of ports and cards and code. It describes the Mac's introduction by Steve Jobs, and improvements made shortly thereafter.[4]
The author reveals that both Steve Jobs and Bill Gates had first seen the innovative Graphic User Interface at the offices of Xerox’s Palo Alto Research Center (PARC), which had prototyped the "desktop computer" concept by 1978.[5]
References
- ↑ "Product Description". Revolution in The Valley [Paperback]. O'Reilly Media. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
- ↑ "Book Description". Revolution in The Valley: The Insanely Great Story of How the Mac Was Made. Amazon.com. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
- ↑ Hertzfeld, Andy. "Revolution in the Valley". Folklore.org. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ↑ McElhearn, Kirk. "Review of Revolution in the Valley". Technology and Society Book Reviews. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
- ↑ Barbrick, Greg. "Book Review: Revolution in The Valley". Blogcritics Books. Technorati Media. Retrieved 8 February 2013.