Fire in the Valley: The Making of the Personal Computer
Language: English
Published by Osborne/McGraw-Hill, 1984
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- Title
- Fire in the Valley: The Making of the Personal Computer
- Author
- Paul Freiberger
- Publisher
- Osborne/McGraw-Hill
- Publication year
- 1984
- Condition
- new
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0881341215
- ISBN 13
- 9780881341218
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Fire in the Valley is an accurate, insightful, and often entertaining look at the many accidents and mistakes that eventually led to the computer you have on your desktop today. The history of the personal computer comprises a series of well-planned errors, with eccentric personalities floating from company to company, and geniuses so twisted they created for the sheer joy of it--never imagining the multi-billion dollar industry that would result.
This book is magnetic and the consistent and strong writing draws the reader in. The entire story of the personal computer, from the vacuum tube to the iMac, is told and told well.
Fire in the Valley is an old book, originally published back in 1984. This review refers to the current "collector's edition" and it's been updated to reflect some recent issues. The book is hardbound, hence the hefty cover price. (It also has a CD-ROM, but I don't do CDs in books.) The book is highly recommended--especially for anyone who's into high tech and wants to understand the value of not putting creativity into a bottle. --Dan Gookin
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