Fun interview!

      At one point, Leo laments an absence of literary coverage of 
PARC's 1979 demo for Apple and its ramifications. It's out there. One 
interesting source is "Fire in the Valley, the Making of the Personal 
Computer"[1] by Paul Freiberger (another ex-Intervalite) and Michael 
Swaine, which was also the basis for the hilarious film "Pirates of 
Silicon Valley"[2]. There's even a scene featuring that demo, complete 
with an indignant rendering of Adele. :)  And there's also the 
documentary "Triumph of the Nerds"[3], featuring appearances from many 
of the actual people.

      Another source is the classic (infamous?) "Fumbling the Future: 
How Xerox Invented, Then Ignored, the First Personal Computer"[4], by 
Douglas K. Smith and Robert C. Alexander, which Leo even attempts to 
mention (he can't quite remember the title).

      And there's always folklore.org, which recounts many interesting 
Apple anecdotes from back in the day.


      thanks again!

-C

[1] http://www.fireinthevalley.com
[2] http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0168122
[3] http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115398
[4] http://tinyurl.com/64fv2u (amazon.com)

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