Fire in the Valley: The Making of the Personal Computer"This updated edition features interviews with the major players, new chapters, dozens of new photos, and updates throughout that carry the story forward into the Internet era. The authors convey the exciting development of companies such as Apple, Microsoft, Sun, Netscape, Lotus, and Oracle."--BOOK JACKET. |
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Page 293
... Apple executives failed to agree with Peddle on what role he would play at the company , and he returned to Commodore at the end of 1978 . By that time , Tom Whitney , Woz's old boss at Hewlett - Packard , was hired ... Apple III Fiasco 293.
... Apple executives failed to agree with Peddle on what role he would play at the company , and he returned to Commodore at the end of 1978 . By that time , Tom Whitney , Woz's old boss at Hewlett - Packard , was hired ... Apple III Fiasco 293.
Page 295
... Apple assembled a software team to design an operating system and a few applications for the new computer . Man- agement wanted the Apple III to have a better operating system than the simple one Woz had created for the Apple II ...
... Apple assembled a software team to design an operating system and a few applications for the new computer . Man- agement wanted the Apple III to have a better operating system than the simple one Woz had created for the Apple II ...
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... apple posed such temptation . " When Apple was first formed , Mike Markkula dreamed of building the largest privately held company in the nation , a company fully owned by its employees . What he didn't foresee at ... Apple III Fiasco ♢ 297.
... apple posed such temptation . " When Apple was first formed , Mike Markkula dreamed of building the largest privately held company in the nation , a company fully owned by its employees . What he didn't foresee at ... Apple III Fiasco ♢ 297.
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Fire in the Valley: The Making of the Personal Computer Paul Freiberger,Michael Swaine No preview available - 2000 |
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