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Title: Apple Confidential 2.0: The Definitive History of the World's Most Colorful Company by Owen W. Linzmayer ISBN: 1-59327-010-0 Publisher: No Starch Press Pub. Date: January, 2004 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.59 (78 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Comprehensive, with easy-to-read tables and charts
Comment: I like this book. Considering Linzayer was not there, he does an admirable job of finding and telling the story. But he does get at least a few things wrong. To avoid disclosing the plot here, I have posted some corrections to the "Fallen Apple" chapter [online].
Rating: 5
Summary: MyMac.com Book Review
Comment: Back in 2000, I had the pleasure of reading and reviewing Mr. Linzmayer's first Apple Confidential book, and thought that he had done an outstanding job of presenting the visible and the behind-the-scenes story of Apple Computer. Mr. Linzmayer, a freelance writer and author, had taken his time to delve into the depths of the company that we all love to hate and produced a great book that worked to explain the mysteries of Apple.
Fast forward to 2004 and he has done it again. Taking the original book, Mr. Linzmayer has updated the story to the present day, continuing the journey from where he left off with Mac OS 8.6 and the original iMac to the present day Mac OS 10.3 and the G5, the iPod and iLife.
Apple Confidential 2.0, from start to finish, is a continual source of information on Apple Computer and the people involved, from the beginnings in a bedroom (you have to read the book to find out) to the present day activities of Steve Jobs as head of Apple and Pixar. It delves into how the original Apple was taken to numerous companies, like Hewlett-Packard, Atari and Commodore Business Machines in an attempt to sell the Apple computer concept. It covers all the twists and turns that Apple has experienced along the way. Apple Confidential 2.0 provides the reader with information on how Apple came to be, who thought of what, who never got the credit that they justly deserved, or who took the blame when things went wrong. The book includes time lines for Apple from the start of both Wozniak and Jobs in college to the computers, operating systems, peripherals and software from the very start to the present day.
If you want an easy to read book on the story of Apple and the people involved, get yourself Apple Confidential 2.0. The book is packed with everything you need to know, provides the background on people, and places and things, and it does so without being boring or preachy. A very good read, you'll find yourself totally engrossed. If you didn't buy Mr. Linzmayer's first book, take the time to get the second. Apple Confidential 2.0 will make a great addition to your home library - a must-have for Apple lovers.
Highly Recommended.
My Mac Rating: 5 out of 5
http://www.mymac.com/showarticle.php?id=1678
Rating: 5
Summary: A must have book for any Apple enthusiast.
Comment: I eagerly bought Apple Confidential 2.0 after reading a positive article about it on a well known computer news web site. This book doesn't disappoint - I read the entire thing cover to cover in about three days, although in retrospect, it would have been fun to spread it out a bit more to enjoy it longer.
The book is well written and easy to read, and very importantly in this often heated subject matter, it appears to be genuinely unbiased. Featuring the story of Apple Computer Inc. from its inception to the present, the book not only gives a general overview of the good and bad times at Apple, but also presents many juicy tidbits. Sidebars throughout the text present numerous quotes from well known players - Steve Jobs, Wozniak, and many others. Pictures of some of the early machines are provided as well as timelines for various products and CEO's.
As another bonus, the resignation letters of several of Apple's CEO's are included in the text.
On the downside, the latter part of the book is not quite as good with several omissions such as mention of the wildly popular XServe and the Virginia Tech supercomputer cluster made with XServe's. This seems like a fairly glaring oversight considering how important the enterprise market is to Apple these days.
Overall, I think any Apple history buff would find the book fascinating, and I can even imagine that the book would be interesting to people who don't know much about Apple at all. The history of Apple is quite interesting and should provide engaging reading material for nearly anyone.
What are you waiting for? Buy the book!
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Title: Macintosh... The Naked Truth by Scott Kelby ISBN: 0735712840 Publisher: New Riders Pub. Date: 07 March, 2002 List Price(USD): $19.99 |
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Title: Fire in the Valley: The Making of The Personal Computer by Paul Freiberger, Michael Swaine ISBN: 0071358927 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Trade Pub. Date: 29 November, 1999 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: The Cult of Mac by Leander Kahney ISBN: 1886411832 Publisher: No Starch Press Pub. Date: September, 2004 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
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