Revolution in The Valley

出版者:O'Reilly Media, Inc.

作者:Andy Hertzfeld

页数:240

出版时间:2004-12-06

价格:USD 24.95

装帧:Hardcover

isbn号码:9780596007195

图书标签:Apple科技文化故事历史传记传奇wishlist

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 roots: the hallways and backrooms of Apple, where the groundbreaking Macintosh computer was born. The book traces the development of the Macintosh, from its inception as an underground skunkworks project in 1979 to its triumphant introduction in 1984 and beyond. The stories in Revolution in the Valley come on extremely good authority. That's because author Andy Hertzfeld was a core member of the team that built the Macintosh system software, and a key creator of the Mac's radically new user interface software. One of the chosen few who worked with the mercurial Steve Jobs, you might call him the ultimate insider. When Revolution in the Valley begins, Hertzfeld is working on Apple's first attempt at a low-cost, consumer-oriented computer: the Apple II. He sees that Steve Jobs is luring some of the company's most brilliant innovators to work on a tiny research effort the Macintosh. Hertzfeld manages to make his way onto the Macintosh research team, and the rest is history. Through lavish illustrations, period photos (many never before published), and Hertzfeld's vivid first-hand accounts, Revolution in the Valley reveals what it was like to be there at the birth of the personal computer revolution. The story comes to life through the book's portrait of the talented and often eccentric characters who made up the Macintosh team. Now, over 20 years later, millions of people are benefiting from the technical achievements of this determined and brilliant group of people.

读后感

最近看完了「苹果往事」，一部关于 Mac 诞生的记录书，一部带你重回 1984 那个充满魔幻的年代的书。乔帮主曾在 2007 年 iPhone 发布会上说过，Apple 有两个划时代的瞬间。而第一个，便是 1984 年第一部 Mac 诞生的霎那。 如果说 Apple II 是沃兹一个人的艺术品，那 Mac 则是由...  

春节前已经看了一遍这本 《苹果往事》，假期又看了一遍。对于这段苹果公司并不鲜为人知的历史来说，这本书从一个亲历者的视角给 Mac 的诞生加了一大段注解。这也是苹果拥趸者最喜欢看的内容。 4370528396_4a35da2135_m.jpg彼时的乔布斯，恰似刚受封齐天大圣，自信无所不能，被...  

写完标题，我脑子里思考的是，有没有哪家公司叫「往事有限公司」？这样他们家为戒烟者生产的「如烟」产品，就叫做「往事如烟」。 （脑海里那个理智的声音瞬间给了一个当头棒喝：少TM给我瞎扯！） 好吧其实我的苦衷是说，读完这本书，并没有很完整的读后感想，于是写点什么呢...  

阅读这本书，你会感受到20多年前的一个梦幻团队的所有激情、毅力和凝聚力。Macintosh的成功开发绝对算得上是软件史上的里程碑。Steve Jobs 更是作为“传奇人物”至今仍为人称道。 书中的插图和照片是亮点，“苹果控”必备图书。