The Resource Valley of genius : the uncensored history of Silicon Valley, as told by the hackers, founders, and freaks who made it boom, Adam Fisher
Valley of genius : the uncensored history of Silicon Valley, as told by the hackers, founders, and freaks who made it boom, Adam Fisher
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- Summary
- A candid and comprehensive oral history of Silicon Valley's secrets traces the disruptions and start-ups that impacted its economy from the origins of Apple and Atari through the present-day clashes of Google and Facebook
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xvi, 494 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Contents
-
- Preface. Silicon Valley, explained : the story of the past, as retold by the people of the future
- Book one: Among the computer bums. The big bang : everything starts with Doug Engelbart ; Ready Player One : the first T-shirt tycoon ; The time machine : inventing the future at Xerox PARC ; Breakout : Jobs and Woz change the game ; Towel designers : Atari's high-strung prima donnas ; PARC opens the kimono : good artists copy, great artists steal ; 3P1C F41L : it's game over for Atari ; Hello, I'm Macintosh : it sure is great to get out of that bag ; Fumbling the future : who blew it, Xerox PARC--or Steve Jobs?
- Book two: The hacker ethic. What information wants : heroes of the computer revolution ; The Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link : welcome to the restaurant at the end of the universe ; Reality check : the new new thing--that wasn't ; From insanely great to greatly insane : General Magic mentors a generation ; The Bengali typhoon : Wired's revolution of the month ; Toy stories : from PARC to Pixar ; Jerry Garcia's last words : Netscape opened at what?! ; A fish, a barrel, and a gun : Suck perfects the art of snark ; Culture hacking : the cyberunderground goes mainstream
- Book three: Network effects. The check is in the mail : eBay's trillion-dollar garage sale ; The shape of the internet : a problem of great googolplexity ; Free as in beer : two teenagers crash the music industry ; The dot bomb : only the cockroaches survive ... and you're one of the cockroaches ; The return of the king : iCame, iSaw, iConquered ; I'm feeling lucky : Google cracks the code ; I'm CEO ... bitch : Zuck moves to Silicon Valley to "dominate" (and does) ; Purple people eater : Apple, the company that cannibalizes itself ; Twttr : nose-ring-wearing, tattooed, neck-bearded, long-haired punk hippie misfits ; To infinity ... and beyond! : Steve Jobs in memoriam
- Epilogue: The endless frontier : the future history of Silicon Valley
- Isbn
- 9781455559022
- Label
- Valley of genius : the uncensored history of Silicon Valley, as told by the hackers, founders, and freaks who made it boom
- Title
- Valley of genius
- Title remainder
- the uncensored history of Silicon Valley, as told by the hackers, founders, and freaks who made it boom
- Statement of responsibility
- Adam Fisher
- Subject
-
- High technology industries -- California | Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County)
- Interviews
- Oral histories
- Businesspeople -- California | Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County) -- Interviews
- Technological innovations -- California | Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County)
- Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County, Calif.) -- Economic conditions
- Computer industry -- California | Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County)
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- A candid and comprehensive oral history of Silicon Valley's secrets traces the disruptions and start-ups that impacted its economy from the origins of Apple and Atari through the present-day clashes of Google and Facebook
- Cataloging source
- PNX
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Fisher, Adam
- Dewey number
- 338.4/7004092273
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- plates
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- HD9696.2.U63
- LC item number
- C3542 2018
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Computer industry
- Businesspeople
- High technology industries
- Technological innovations
- Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County, Calif.)
- Label
- Valley of genius : the uncensored history of Silicon Valley, as told by the hackers, founders, and freaks who made it boom, Adam Fisher
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 463-470) index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Preface. Silicon Valley, explained : the story of the past, as retold by the people of the future -- Book one: Among the computer bums. The big bang : everything starts with Doug Engelbart ; Ready Player One : the first T-shirt tycoon ; The time machine : inventing the future at Xerox PARC ; Breakout : Jobs and Woz change the game ; Towel designers : Atari's high-strung prima donnas ; PARC opens the kimono : good artists copy, great artists steal ; 3P1C F41L : it's game over for Atari ; Hello, I'm Macintosh : it sure is great to get out of that bag ; Fumbling the future : who blew it, Xerox PARC--or Steve Jobs? -- Book two: The hacker ethic. What information wants : heroes of the computer revolution ; The Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link : welcome to the restaurant at the end of the universe ; Reality check : the new new thing--that wasn't ; From insanely great to greatly insane : General Magic mentors a generation ; The Bengali typhoon : Wired's revolution of the month ; Toy stories : from PARC to Pixar ; Jerry Garcia's last words : Netscape opened at what?! ; A fish, a barrel, and a gun : Suck perfects the art of snark ; Culture hacking : the cyberunderground goes mainstream -- Book three: Network effects. The check is in the mail : eBay's trillion-dollar garage sale ; The shape of the internet : a problem of great googolplexity ; Free as in beer : two teenagers crash the music industry ; The dot bomb : only the cockroaches survive ... and you're one of the cockroaches ; The return of the king : iCame, iSaw, iConquered ; I'm feeling lucky : Google cracks the code ; I'm CEO ... bitch : Zuck moves to Silicon Valley to "dominate" (and does) ; Purple people eater : Apple, the company that cannibalizes itself ; Twttr : nose-ring-wearing, tattooed, neck-bearded, long-haired punk hippie misfits ; To infinity ... and beyond! : Steve Jobs in memoriam -- Epilogue: The endless frontier : the future history of Silicon Valley
- Control code
- on1042088095
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xvi, 494 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781455559022
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (chiefly color)
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1042088095
- Label
- Valley of genius : the uncensored history of Silicon Valley, as told by the hackers, founders, and freaks who made it boom, Adam Fisher
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 463-470) index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Preface. Silicon Valley, explained : the story of the past, as retold by the people of the future -- Book one: Among the computer bums. The big bang : everything starts with Doug Engelbart ; Ready Player One : the first T-shirt tycoon ; The time machine : inventing the future at Xerox PARC ; Breakout : Jobs and Woz change the game ; Towel designers : Atari's high-strung prima donnas ; PARC opens the kimono : good artists copy, great artists steal ; 3P1C F41L : it's game over for Atari ; Hello, I'm Macintosh : it sure is great to get out of that bag ; Fumbling the future : who blew it, Xerox PARC--or Steve Jobs? -- Book two: The hacker ethic. What information wants : heroes of the computer revolution ; The Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link : welcome to the restaurant at the end of the universe ; Reality check : the new new thing--that wasn't ; From insanely great to greatly insane : General Magic mentors a generation ; The Bengali typhoon : Wired's revolution of the month ; Toy stories : from PARC to Pixar ; Jerry Garcia's last words : Netscape opened at what?! ; A fish, a barrel, and a gun : Suck perfects the art of snark ; Culture hacking : the cyberunderground goes mainstream -- Book three: Network effects. The check is in the mail : eBay's trillion-dollar garage sale ; The shape of the internet : a problem of great googolplexity ; Free as in beer : two teenagers crash the music industry ; The dot bomb : only the cockroaches survive ... and you're one of the cockroaches ; The return of the king : iCame, iSaw, iConquered ; I'm feeling lucky : Google cracks the code ; I'm CEO ... bitch : Zuck moves to Silicon Valley to "dominate" (and does) ; Purple people eater : Apple, the company that cannibalizes itself ; Twttr : nose-ring-wearing, tattooed, neck-bearded, long-haired punk hippie misfits ; To infinity ... and beyond! : Steve Jobs in memoriam -- Epilogue: The endless frontier : the future history of Silicon Valley
- Control code
- on1042088095
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xvi, 494 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781455559022
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (chiefly color)
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1042088095
Subject
- High technology industries -- California | Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County)
- Interviews
- Oral histories
- Businesspeople -- California | Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County) -- Interviews
- Technological innovations -- California | Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County)
- Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County, Calif.) -- Economic conditions
- Computer industry -- California | Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County)
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