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The Apple II Age
How the Computer Became Personal
Book • 2023
The Apple II Age explores how the Apple II, introduced in 1977, became an iconic personal computer not due to its engineering or the personalities of its creators, but through its software.
The book delves into the stories of software creation, highlighting how products like VisiCalc and The Print Shop transformed computers from hobbyist tools to household essentials.
It offers a nuanced view of the evolution of personal computing, emphasizing historical, cultural, and economic factors over individual genius.
The book delves into the stories of software creation, highlighting how products like VisiCalc and The Print Shop transformed computers from hobbyist tools to household essentials.
It offers a nuanced view of the evolution of personal computing, emphasizing historical, cultural, and economic factors over individual genius.
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David Pierce as a history and culture story about how computers came to take over our lives.
David Pierce as a history and culture story about how computers came to take over our lives.
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The two computers that made Apple
