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Fire in the Valley
Michael Swaine
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Description for Fire in the Valley
Paperback. Fire in the Valley is the definitive history of the personal computer, drawn from interviews with the people who made it happen, written by two veteran computer writers who were there from the start. Num Pages: 424 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KJZ; UB. Category: (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 235 x 196 x 25. Weight in Grams: 742.
In the 1970s, while their contemporaries were protesting the computer as a tool of dehumanization and oppression, a motley collection of college dropouts, hippies, and electronics fanatics were engaged in something much more subversive. Obsessed with the idea of getting computer power into their own hands, they launched from their garages a hobbyist movement that grew into an industry, and ultimately a social and technological revolution. What they did was invent the personal computer: not just a new device, but a watershed in the relationship between man and machine. This is their story. Fire in the Valley is the definitive ... Read more
In the 1970s, while their contemporaries were protesting the computer as a tool of dehumanization and oppression, a motley collection of college dropouts, hippies, and electronics fanatics were engaged in something much more subversive. Obsessed with the idea of getting computer power into their own hands, they launched from their garages a hobbyist movement that grew into an industry, and ultimately a social and technological revolution. What they did was invent the personal computer: not just a new device, but a watershed in the relationship between man and machine. This is their story. Fire in the Valley is the definitive ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The Pragmatic Programmers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
766 g
Number of Pages
424
Place of Publication
Raleigh, United States
ISBN
9781937785765
SKU
V9781937785765
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About Michael Swaine
Best known as the editor of Dr. Dobb's Journal, Michael Swaine created or helped launch a dozen magazines, from InfoWorld to PragPub. He has written more than a thousand articles and columns for publications ranging from the Farmer's Almanac to MacUser. He currently edits books for the Pragmatic Bookshelf and is working on a mystery novel set in the mythical ... Read more
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