This is an entertaining and engaging book that would be at home on any computer enthusiast's shelf, no matter what he or she thinks about Apple. (Bill Gates shows up periodically throughout the story, after all.) In the end, it's a remarkable story about a scrappy bunch of geeks with an idea that ultimately turned into an infamous part of history that's as strong as ever twenty years later. And how can that not make you feel good inside?
Ryan Eanes is a freelance writer, designer and producer based in Brooklyn, New York. He is a graduate of Wake Forest University, and is completing a MA in Media Studies at The New School in New York.
Revolution in the Valley
There was a time, not too long ago, when the typewriter and notebook ruled , and the computer as an everyday tool was simply a vision. Revolution in the Valley traces this vision back to its earliest ...
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1 - DrPat
The breathless excitement with which you review this book tells us which side of the PC/Mac divide you're on, Ryan!
Well done!
2 - Ryan Eanes
I admit, I'm not exactly unbiased, since I do own both a PowerBook and a G5. I hope that's not an "unforgiveable sin."
3 - Temple Stark
If it's a sin to love a Mac thenn I am in sin swine heaven.
Macs are thebest. and i'm worried about this new INtel chip deal; for so long the PowerPc chips have been touted a smuch faster. so fo rinstance - a 450 mhz is the equivalent of an 800mhz PC ship or so.
4 - gonzo marx
hardware geek here
and i am a dual boot household
for photoshop, graphic design, audio and video editing...Mac all the way
for games and databse work...PC
RISC > CISC
nuff said?
Excelsior!
5 - Temple Stark
That's about right Gonzo. I'm sitting next to my girl's PC 2 ghz somethng or other. There are a few more internet games available for windows too.
Neither of us gives a rat's hole about database work.
Don't forget - avoiding spam and viruses (I know I know) - advantage MAC by about 1000 fold. I live in bliss and do almost any kind of !@#$% on the net without worry.
I open my e-mail without a need to hold my breath.
I last scanned my computer - never. I'm sliding smoothly.
6 - Tan The Man
Gotta read it now...