Insanely Great: The Life and Times of Macintosh, the Computer that Changed Everything
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| Rating | : | 4.47 (873 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0140291776 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 336 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-06-12 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Steven Levy relates his first encounter with the pre-released Mac and goes on to chronicle the machine that Apple developers hoped would "make a dent in the universe." A wonderful story told by a terrific writer (Levy was the longtime writer of the popular "Iconoclast" column in MacWorld; he's now a columnist with Newsweek, the birth and first ten years of the Macintosh is a great read. Back in the early 1980s, word spread about an inviting little personal computer that used something called a mouse and smiled at you when you turned it on.
Loaded with anecdote and insight, and peppered with sharp commentary, Insanely Great is the definitive book on the most important computer ever made. Now veteran technology writer and Newsweek senior editor Steven Levy zooms in on the great machine and the fortunes of the unique company responsible for its evolution. It is a must-have for anyone curious about how we got to the interactive age.. The creation of the Mac in 1984 catapulted America into the digital millennium, captured a fanatic cult audience, and transformed the computer industry into an unprecedented mix of technology, economics, and show business
Roberto Rigolin Ferreira Lopes said That great pirate making a dent in the universe. Levy goes about reporting his experiences covering the Mac developments sometimes mixing Apple history with his own. Things also get specific while describing key design decisions and killing apps like PageMaker. But the fun here comes from the great pirate within Jobs daring to design something insane. Excellent history, but missing some things. I loved this book. It was very entertaining and was as concise as can be expected, given its price. However, it seemed to skip a few important things in Apple History, but I'm not going to nit-pick.. The Macintosh Evolution Daniel Kiss Insanely Great takes a look at how the Macintosh evolved from a garage with two hippies and a soldering iron into a multi billion dollar company. Unlike what the title suggests this book does not spend a whole lot of time talking about Steve Jobs. Instead, this book focuses on a part of Apple's history