The Early Years

David Fox worked extremely hard to make this book a classic. 1982 to 1984 marked a critical shift in the computer book trade. The markets

Sams Editorial Director loved spiral binding Twisters do not inevitably touch down on the Kansas plains, and Microsoft was not always king of the desktop.

1979 Computer Graphics Primer is based on a homemade weather station. It’s 1979. I have now performed a mind-meld with the technological marvel known as

The book had a cover you could not miss. Its success showed there might be a market for programing books. In 1978, after coauthoring two

1977 Only 68 pages long it sold a million copies. While I had conceived and written Microcomputer Primer for techies, the average Joe was struggling

1976 – Microcomputer Prime was a home run. It made me think I could make a living as a writer. The mid-1970s were the days

1974 – My first book on cool electronic projects was a flop. On the heels of my 1972 success with the biofeedback project, I focused

My first article in Popular Electronics magazine. And to think I flunked English + Remember 1972? Hippies? Tune in and drop out? Sideburns, boots, and