Old Apple and
Mac 68K Literature
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only to get on the used market. You can use the
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Woz: Prodigal Son of Silicon
Valley
by Doug Garr
1984; Avon; ISBN: 0380884844;
160 pages
All about Steve Wozniak, from
the garage days of Apple to his US Festival involvement.
This short paperback book began as a profile
in Omni magazine. The cover photo shows Steve
sporting a pair of custom Apple sunglasses. There
was a pair of these go on eBay in 1999--supposedly
only 12 were made! Search for it at abebooks.com.
The Little Kingdom: The Private
Story of Apple Computer
1984; William Morrow and Co.;
ISBN: 0688039731; 336 pages
Good early history of the company
and its founders. Mixed in with the story are
'real-time' summaries of meetings leading up
to the Macintosh release.
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used copy.
Fire in the Valley: The Making
of the Personal Computer
by Paul Freiberger and Michael
Swaine
1984; Osborne/McGraw-Hill; ISBN:
0881341215; 288 pages
2nd Edition: December, 1999; IDG Books Worldwide;
ISBN 0071358951; 384 pages
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copy.
Hackers: Heroes of the Computer
Revolution
Covers the Homebrew Computer
Club and the pre-Apple days of Woz and others.
I think it captures some of the energy and excitement
for those of us who want a feel for what the
birth of the PC was all about.
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copy.
Programmers At Work
by Susan Lammers
1986; Microsoft Press; ISBN:
0914845713; 385 pages
A series of interviews with 19
programmers, two of which directly pertain to
Apple history. The first is Jef Raskin, who initiated
the Macintosh Project. This 18-page interview
discusses Jef's role in creating Macintosh, his
thoughts on Steve Job's takeover of the project,
and Jef's work after he left Apple. The second
14-page interview is with Andy Hertzfeld, the
primary developer of the Macintosh operating
system. He discusses how he came to work at Apple,
some thoughts on how it was to work there during
1979-1981, and of course, the Mac OS.
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copy.
Human Interface Guidelines:
The Apple Desktop Interface
by Apple Computer
October, 1987; Addison-Wesley;
ISBN: 0201177536; 144 pages
While not a history book per
se, the philosophy, rationale and history of
the the fundamental design of the Apple Desktop
(first seen in Lisa and on into the Macintosh
line) is well-worth reading if you want to investigate
the concepts underlying the interaction between
a user and their computer. The ten fundamental
design principles of the interface are a highlight.
An updated version (384 pages) was published
in 1993.
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copy.
Odyssey: Pepsi to Apple
- A Journey of Adventure, Ideas and the Future
by John Sculley, John A. Byrne
1987; Harper & Row; ISBN:
0060157801; 450 pages
John Sculley was Apple's CEO
from 1983 to 1993. He apparently gave each Apple
employee a copy of his book with this note attached.
Steven Jobs successfully tempted
Sculley into leaving his position as Pepsi's
president and CEO to lead Apple. Sculley ended
up ousting Jobs from Apple within a few years!
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copy.
Accidental Millionaire: The
Rise and Fall of Steve Jobs at Apple Computer
by Lee Butcher
1988; Paragon House; ISBN: 0913729795;
224 pages
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copy.
The Macintosh Way
by Guy Kawasaki
August, 1989; Addison-Wesley
Pub Co.; ISBN: 0673461750; 210 pages
Guy's keen sense of humour and
reference to examples of what did and didn't
work for the Apple Computer Corporation, while
he worked there in the early 80s, is a fascinating
perspective.
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copy.
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