Summary of Fire in the Valley

Fire in the Valley: The Birth and Death of the Personal Computer is a book by Paul Freiberger and Michael Swaine about the history of the personal computer industry during the period 1975 to 1995. The book traces the evolution of the personal computer industry from its emergence in a Silicon Valley basement at the Homebrew Computer Club to its peak with the introduction of the IBM PC. It tells stories about the pioneers of the industry and interviews the innovators who built breakthrough products like the Apple II, the IBM PC, the Amiga, and more. It also examines the major corporate battles that transformed the industry, such as the battle between Apple and Microsoft for control of the desktop, the rise of the clone market, and the introduction of the Internet. Fire in the Valley provides an informative and comprehensive history of the most important developments of the modern computing era.