Sebastopol, CA--Mac users tend to be passionate about their
machines. And why not? From the start, it's been special. It was
the first computer to smile at you when you'd boot it up. More
significantly, its innovative user interface has influenced the
direction of software development on all platforms since it
first appeared. Granted, it's had some highs and lows over the
years, but as a computer, it's undeniably great. Insanely great.
And equally great is the story of how the Mac came into being.
Told by Andy Hertzfeld, co-creator of the Mac, Revolution in the
Valley (O'Reilly, US $24.95, hardcover) takes readers into the
hallways and backrooms of Apple, to where the groundbreaking
Macintosh computer was born. "There are occasionally short
windows in time when incredibly important things get invented
that shape the lives of humans for hundreds of years," writes
Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple, in his foreword to the book.
"The development of the Macintosh computer was one of these
events. Every computer t