Fire in the Valley: The Making of the Personal Computer

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.<br /><br />Working after-hours in basements and warehouses, computer pioneers Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak of Apple Computer, Bill Gates of Microsoft, Gary Kildall of Digital Research, and many others ignited a technological revolution of astounding magnitude.<br /><br />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.