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Revolution in the Valley: The Insanely Great Story of How the Mac Was Made

Andy Hertzfeld

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  • Patrick CollisonNamed among favorite computing and Silicon Valley histories
    His Silicon Valley history page calls it a collection of early Mac stories by a creator. No edition is identified.
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Summary

Andy Hertzfeld collects short accounts of the early Macintosh project, with contributions from Steve Capps, Donn Denman, Bruce Horn and Susan Kare. The stories follow the people and work behind hardware, software, interface design and the effort to ship the computer.

The public publisher preview includes a disagreement about the development schedule and Steve Jobs’s demands. Other contents cover early demonstrations, drawing tools, resource management, pricing and the shipping effort.

  • SourceChecked publisher or author source · Public publisher contents: early demos, hardware design, interface work, MacPaint, price and shipping; no full-book access claimed
  • SourceChecked publisher or author source · Public title page: Andy Hertzfeld, with contributions by Steve Capps, Donn Denman, Bruce Horn and Susan Kare
  • SourceChecked publisher or author source · Licensed opening Reality Distortion Field: Mac software team, schedule and Steve’s deadline demands

Why read it Our view

Study the concrete engineering and team choices behind an early computer product, including the tension between an intended launch date and unfinished work.

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  • Steve JobsWorkplace and product-development subject
    Jobs appears in Hertzfeld’s firsthand Macintosh account; the public publisher excerpt shows his role in setting the software schedule.
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