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Apple I Replica Creation Back to the Garage --- Review.

Submitted by italianapple on February 12, 2007 - 12:10am

The book is perfectly structured, (a step by step lesson) specially for newbies, but it is a good "refresh" book for the expertise too.

The first part of the book in a nice trip back to the past with some interviews with the Apple I Pioneers, not forgetting, the genius that bought to life the Apple I, Woz.

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Review: Hakko FX-901 Cordless Soldering Iron

Submitted by Dr. Webster on February 4, 2006 - 5:04pm


Dr. Webster puts another cordless iron to the test -- and likes what he sees.

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Other Computers
Other Technology

Review: ColdHeat Soldering Iron

Submitted by Dr. Webster on December 4, 2005 - 2:44pm


The ColdHeat soldering iron has been touted in stores and advertisements as the end-all soldering tool. Dr. Webster examines one in the lab.

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Classic Shell Scripting

Submitted by Tom Owad on November 16, 2005 - 10:52pm


What is shell scripting and is it relevant to the Mac? Learn about the classic unix equivalent to AppleScript.

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PC Hardware Buyer's Guide

Submitted by Tom Owad on May 18, 2005 - 8:47pm


Are you a Mac user thinking about building a Linux box, but lack familiarity with the PC platform? Read on to learn if this book will help.

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PC/Intel

Apple I Replica Creation

Submitted by Tom Owad on February 28, 2005 - 5:24pm
"The Apple ][ was really the computer designed from the ground up that would kick off personal computing on a large scale. But the Apple I took the biggest step of all. Some very simple concepts are very hard to do the first time. This computer told the world that small computers should never again come with geeky front panels, but rather with human keyboards, ready to type on." - Steve Wozniak, from the Foreword
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Apple I Replica Creation
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Apple I
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Revolution in The Valley

Submitted by Tom Owad on February 4, 2005 - 9:02am


How was the Macintosh made? How did it evolve? What are the stories of the people who created it? Revolution in the Valley is a series of anecdotes compiled by Software Wizard Andy Hertzfeld about the early days of the Macintosh.

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Macintosh, 68K

Apple Confidential 2.0

Submitted by BDub on April 21, 2004 - 5:31am

The subtitle of Apple Confidential 2.0 does a really nice job of saying what the whole book is about. "The Definitive History of the World's Most Colorful Company". I would agree that this is an up to date and thorough history of Apple Computers. This contains chapters on subjects as diverse as "Why 1985 wasn't like 1984" to "Woz's Wanderings". Since it would be almost impossible to summarize what's contained in this book, I've concentrated more on readability in this review.

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Apple II
Macintosh, 68K
Power Macintosh
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Review: Nerds 2.0.1

Submitted by BDub on January 24, 2004 - 3:45pm

Like "Where Wizards Stay Up Late", "Nerds 2.0.1" attempted to state a history of the internet. It was filled with interviews, information, and stories. As a referance source its not the best because it goes off on multiple tangents, making little to no effort (in my opinion) to keep the story continuous.

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Where Wizards Stay Up Late

Submitted by BDub on January 23, 2004 - 10:42pm

Where Wizards Stay Up Late: The Origins of the Internet
Authored by Katie Hafner And Matthew Lyon
Reviewed by Robert Warwick

These days we take networks for granted. Who needs to transfer files via disk when a quick Appletalk connection will do the job? All machines can talk to each other. The Internet is there and works quickly, reliably, and is easy to hook up to.

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