In the early 1970s the personal computer was just a wild dream shared by a small group of computer enthusiasts in an area south of San Francisco now called Silicon Valley.
Working after-hours in basements and warehouses, computer pioneers Jobs and Wozniak of Apple Computer, Gates of Micro-|£ft, Kildall of Digital Research, and many others ignited a technological revolution of astounding magnitude.
This is the story of those individuals and the industry they founded. It reveals the visions they shared, the sacrifices they made, and the rewards they reaped. A fascinating account of an idea that caught fire.
Authors Paul Freiberger and Michael Swaine have been reporting on the personal computer field for more than a decade. Freiberger is currently West Coast editor of Popular Computing and Swaine is editor-in-chief of Dr. Dobb's Journal.
"Fire in the Valley is a comprehensive and eveiijhanded history of the personal computing phenomenon." Chris Morgan, vice president of Communications, Lotus Development Corporation
"A complete and authoritative history. Great reading." John C. Dvorak, columnist InfoWorld/San Francisco Examiner
"Swaine and Freiberger capture the communal spirit of the early computer clubs, the brilliance and blundering of some of the first start-up companies, the assortment of naivete, noble purpose and greed that characterized various pioneers, and the inevitable transformation of all this into a major industry. Must reaem-g." Philip Lemmons, editor-in-chief, BYTE Magazine.
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