West of Eden: The End of Innocence at Apple Computer
Frank Rose. Penguin Books, $18 (352pp) ISBN 978-0-14-009372-8
``Rose tells in interesting detail how two blue-jeaned Californians, electronic hobbyists Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs, developed the desktop computer in a home laboratory; founded Silicon Valley's Apple Computer Co.; became Wall Street darlings and multimillionaires; then were ousted, once Apple became big business, by the very management they had recruited,'' wrote PW. (Mar.)
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Reviewed on: 03/01/1990
Genre: Nonfiction
Paperback - 374 pages - 978-0-615-27884-1