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The Apple II age : how the computer became personal / by Nooney, Laine,author.(CARDINAL)873817;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Prehistories of the Personal -- Cultivating the Apple II -- Business: VisiCalc -- Games: Mystery House -- Utilities: Locksmith -- Home: The Print Shop -- Education: Snooper Troops"Skip the iPhone, iPod, and the Macintosh. If we want to understand how Apple Computer became an industry behemoth, we have to look elsewhere: at the 1977 Apple II. Designed by the prodigious engineer Steve Wozniak, and hustled into the marketplace by his Apple cofounder Steve Jobs, the Apple II would become one of the most prominent personal computers of this dawning American industry. The Apple II was a versatile piece of hardware, but its most compelling story isn't found in the feat of its engineering, the personalities of Apple's founders, or the way it set a stage for the company's multi-billion-dollar future. Instead, computer and video game historian Laine Nooney suggests that what made the Apple II iconic was its software. In software, we discover the material reasons people bought computers. Not to hack, but to play. Not to code, but to calculate. Not to program, but to print. The story of personal computing in the United States is not the story of the rise of the hacker. It is the story of the rise of the user. Offering a constellation of software creation stories, Nooney puts forth a new understanding of how the hobbyists' microcomputers of the 1970s became the personal computer we know today. From iconic software products like VisiCalc and The Print Shop to historic games like Mystery House and Snooper Troops, to long forgotten disk-cracking utilities, The Apple II Age offers an unprecedented look at the people, the industry, and the money that built the microcomputing milieu--and why so much of it converged around the unbeatable Apple II"--
Subjects: Apple II (Computer); Microcomputers.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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How to compile and index census records with a personal computer / by Harter, Stuart.(CARDINAL)865053;
Subjects: Apple II (Computer); Census; IBM Personal Computer;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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A guide to computer music : an introductory resource : for Apple II, GS, Macintosh & MIDI products / by Donaldson, Peter.(CARDINAL)426439;
Subjects: Computer music.; Music;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The music kit / by Manoff, Tom.(CARDINAL)523284;
[1] Workbook -- [2] Rhythm reader and scorebook.Various tasks, activities and learning experiences are presented to help students master the basic music fundamentals.
Subjects: Music theory;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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LaserWriter II / by Shopsin, Tamara,author.(CARDINAL)589295;
"From the incomparable New York Times and New Yorker illustrator Tamara Shopsin, a debut novel about a NYC printer repair technician who comes of age alongside the Apple computer-featuring original artistic designs by the author"--
Subjects: Novels.; Computer technicians; Apple computer; Computer printers;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The National Museum of American History / by Peterson, Megan Cooley,author.(CARDINAL)489784;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Treasures at the museum -- Civil War diary -- Calling the future -- Medical salves and cure-alls -- Ice cream and the refrigerator -- Greensboro lunch counter -- Clamshell currency -- Thomas Jefferson's portable desk -- Artificial body parts -- Cher Ami -- Thomas Edison's light bulb -- Presidential top hat -- Apple II computer.What do Abraham Lincoln's hat, a violin used as a journal, and an Apple II personal computer all have in common? They are some of the amazing artifacts on display at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. Take a tour through the museum's collections. Engaging text, graphs, maps, and colorful images help readers discover the stories behind some of America's most treasured pieces of history.860LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: National Museum of American History (U.S.);
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The cricket in Times Square / by Selden, George,1929-1989,author.(CARDINAL)343446; Williams, Garth.(CARDINAL)318049; Sunburst Communications (Firm)(CARDINAL)511869;
Chester the Cricket, with his friends Tucker the Mouse and Harry the Cat help bring success to a newsstand in Times Square.Ages 8-12.RL: 6.2780LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Fiction.; Reading (Elementary); Crickets; Mice; Cats;
Available copies: 29 / Total copies: 41
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Mrs. Frisby and the rats of NIMH / by O'Brien, Robert C.(CARDINAL)713306; Bernstein, Zena.(CARDINAL)709425; Sunburst Communications (Firm)(CARDINAL)511869;
Jim Trelease book /Having no one to help her with her problems, a widowed mouse visits the rats whose former imprisonment in a laboratory made them wise and long lived.790LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Fiction.; Reading (Elementary);
Available copies: 53 / Total copies: 72
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Steve Jobs : the man who thought different : a biography / by Blumenthal, Karen,author.(CARDINAL)356543;
Includes bibliographical references (pages [277]-282) and index.Introduction: three stories -- Part 1. Seeds ; Woz ; Phreaks ; College ; Searching ; Apple ; Garage ; Apple II ; Rich ; Pirates ; Sculley -- Part 2. Next ; Family ; Siliwood ; Return ; Different ; Turnaround ; Music -- Part 3. Cancer ; Redemption ; Life ; Legacy -- Time line -- Author's note. "From the start, his path was never predictable. Steve Jobs was given up for adoption at birth, dropped out of college after one semester, and at the age of twenty, created Apple in his parents' garage with his friend Steve Wozniack. Then came the core and hallmark of his genius-his exacting moderation for perfection, his counterculture life approach, and his level of taste and style that pushed all boundaries. A devoted husband, father, and Buddhist, he battled cancer for over a decade, became the ultimate CEO, and made the world want every product he touched, from the Macintosh to the iPhone, from iTunes and the iPod to the Macbook. Critically acclaimed author Karen Blumenthal takes us to the core of this complicated and legendary man while simultaneously exploring the evolution of computers. Framed by Jobs' inspirational Stanford commencement speech and illustrated throughout with black and white photos, this is the story of the man who changed our world."--12-17.1110LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Biographies.; Young adult literature.; Jobs, Steve, 1955-2011.; Apple Computer, Inc.; Businesspeople; Computer engineers; Computer industry; Inventors;
Available copies: 25 / Total copies: 30
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Doom guy : life in first person / by Romero, John,1967-author.(CARDINAL)671931;
"John Romero, gaming's original rock star, is the cocreator of DOOM, Quake, and Wolfenstein 3-D, some of the biggest video games of all time. Considered the godfather of the first-person shooter, a genre that continues to dominate the market today, he holds a unique place in gaming history. In DOOM Guy: Life in First Person, Romero chronicles, for the first time, his difficult childhood and storied career, beginning with his early days submitting Apple II game code to computer magazines and sneaking computers out the back door of his day job to write code at night. Industry-redefining breakthroughs in design and tech during Romero's time at id Software made DOOM and Quake cultural phenomena, and this thrilling story recounts every step of the process, from collaborative, heavy metal-fueled days spent crafting the industry's most revolutionary and cutting-edge games to a high-profile falling-out with id cofounder John Carmack"--
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Romero, John, 1967-;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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