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Dear Reader,
When I first flipped through the pages of Andy Hertzfeld's "Revolution in
the Valley," I realized that I was not merely stepping back into the
history of the Macintosh but into the genesis of personal computing
itself. Regardless of what you think about Apple Computer--its
personalities, hardware, or approach to design--there's no denying that
Apple engineering and marketing had a profound impact on the evolution of
the PC.
Andy, who loves to dabble with Linux and Python these days, took some time
to answer my questions about what it's like to be part of a revolution. He
let me augment the discussion with some great shots of Steve Jobs, Steve
Wozniak, and even an image of his original hand-written notes for computer
design.
If you like reading technology folklore, I think you'll enjoy my article
titled, "The Insanely Great Story of How the Mac was Made--An Interview
with Andy Hertzfeld"--and even better, Andy's book, "Revolution in the
Valley."
Until next week,
-Derrick
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*** Featured Articles ***
The Insanely Great Story of How the Mac was Made -- An Interview
with Andy Hertzfeld
What really happened in Cupertino during the early '80s as the Mac was
born? Andy Hertzfeld was there and talks with Derrick Story about the
early days of the Macintosh, folklore.org, and his new book, Revolution in
The Valley.
http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2005/01/04/hertzfeld.html
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Konfabulate Your PC
One of the Mac's coolest tools, Konfabulator, is available for the PC.
Here's where to get it and how to make the most out of it.
http://www.windowsdevcenter.com/pub/a/windows/2005/01/04/Konfabulate.html
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Using the Observer Pattern in .NET
Recently, after visiting a friend who received a binary clock as a gift,
Michael Weier thought it would be a great example to show how to use the
Observer pattern.
http://www.ondotnet.com/pub/a/dotnet/2005/01/03/binaryclock.html
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Building a 3D Engine in Perl, Part 2
The ultimate goal of all programming is to be as unproductive as
possible--to write games. In part two of a series on building a 3D engine
with Perl, Geoff Broadwell demonstrates animations and event handling.
http://www.perl.com/pub/a/2004/12/29/3d_engine.html
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XML Tourist: Mapping and Markup, Part 2
In the final part of his XML Tourist column's exploration of GML, John E.
Simpson introduces us to the component schema parts as well as to some GML
software.
http://www.xml.com/pub/a/2004/12/29/tourist.html
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Jini: Out of the Bottle and Into the Box
What if a Jini lookup service was available in every shipping JVM? Not
just for enterprise applications - where Jini is a natural fit - but also
in every J2SE and J2ME distribution. Jini is Java's secret weapon.
http://www.onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/2004/12/29/jini.html
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Designing Musical Instruments for Flow
Musicians live for "flow," that wonderful sense of being lost in an
activity, so why do so many of today's musical instrument designs sabotage
it? A group of top players and designers recently figured out the
problem--and the solution.
http://digitalmedia.oreilly.com/2004/12/29/flow_1204.html
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Clever Tricks with MythTV
Building your own personal video recorder means that you can avoid
manufacturer- or broadcaster-enforced restrictions. That's not all,
though. John Littler presents some clever ideas on what you can accomplish
with a MythTV box, some free time, and a little work.
http://www.linuxdevcenter.com/pub/a/linux/2004/12/29/mythtv_hacks.html
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Skype on Mac OS X: A Hands-On Approach
In this article, you'll read about the wonders of Skype for Mac OS X and
see how to integrate it in your routine. This chat/telephony software also
has its limits, and those will be covered too.
http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2004/12/28/skype.html
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*** O'Reilly Network Top Five Articles Last Week ***
1. Clever Tricks with MythTV
Building your own personal video recorder means that you can avoid
manufacturer- or broadcaster-enforced restrictions. That's not all,
though. John Littler presents some clever ideas on what you can accomplish
with a MythTV box, some free time, and a little work.
http://www.linuxdevcenter.com/pub/a/linux/2004/12/29/mythtv_hacks.html
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2. Skype on Mac OS X: A Hands-On Approach
In this article, you'll read about the wonders of Skype for Mac OS X and
see how to integrate it in your routine. This chat/telephony software also
has its limits, and those will be covered too.
http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2004/12/28/skype.html
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3. Freedom, Innovation, and Convenience: The RMS Interview
Since 1984, Richard M. Stallman has fought for software freedom as a
coder, a project leader, and a philosopher. The GNU GPL and GNU/Linux
projects are just two results of that work. Federico Biancuzzi recently
interviewed rms about his views on freedom, the GNU project, and the Linux
kernel and GNU/Linux distributions.
http://www.linuxdevcenter.com/pub/a/linux/2004/12/22/rms_interview.html
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4. Ten Tips for Building Your First High-Performance Cluster
Been meaning to build your very first high-performance Linux cluster, but
fear the trials and tribulations? Joseph D. Sloan, author of High
Performance Linux Clusters with OSCAR, Rocks, OpenMosix, and MPI, saves
you the trouble with ten very helpful tips. Now you can get all of the
cost effectiveness of high-performance clusters without all of the
frustration.
http://www.linuxdevcenter.com/pub/a/linux/2004/12/29/lnxclstrs_10.html
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5. Jini: Out of the Bottle and Into the Box
What if a Jini lookup service was available in every shipping JVM? Not
just for enterprise applications - where Jini is a natural fit - but also
in every J2SE and J2ME distribution. Jini is Java's secret weapon.
http://www.onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/2004/12/29/jini.html
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