Sponsor: The Stories Behind Apple’s Famed Advanced Technology Group by John Buck ⇥ books.by

Professional editor John Buck spoke to former members of Apple’s Advanced Technology Group to gain an insight into the inner workings of a secretive team that imagined Apple’s future.

The result is a compelling 470-page book called “Inventing the Future, Bit by Bit”.

I was at Apple for the beginning of the QuickTime revolution and it is almost as if John was there with a front row seat, documenting it as it happened.

– Andrew Soderberg, original QuickTime team

The book is filled with extraordinary detail and first-hand recollections, many shared for the very first time. It covers in detail the development of A/UX, HyperCard, LisaDraw, QuickScan, QuickTime, TrueType, and QuickDraw 24/32 as well as Projects Oreo, Warhol, Bass, Carnac, Spider, YACCintosh, Touchstone, Pokey, PDM, Milwaukee, 8*24GC, and Möbius. There’s also insight into the early development of Jonathan, Lisa, and Macintosh computers.

The book has received widespread acclaim from those who were there:

• “If you’re interested in Apple’s history, this is an amazing collection of interviews and stories from those involved.”

  – Tom Gilley, former senior engineer, Apple ATG

• “You have a great skill in ‘telling the story’ with multiple players and simultaneous events.”

  — George Cossey, former Senior Programmer, Apple.

• “So many stories I’ll never forget and stories I never knew!”

  — Mike Potel former Head of Software Engineering, Apple.

• “This is a ton of work. It’s great to have all the stories told!”

  — Steve Perlman former Principal Scientist, Apple.

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An ePub version is due in late 2024 Update: The ePub version is now due in 2025.