Go Computer Now! How Sphere Corporation Invented the Modern Microcomputer—Then Disappeared is the newly unearthed and riveting story of the small Utah computer manufacturer who burst onto the scene in 1975 with a desktop PC that seemed like it could do anything. By 1977, Sphere was gone, then forgotten. Until now. "This fascinating book about a forgotten, important link in personal computer history is told in an engaging style by the author, who conducted dozens of interviews." — Glenn Fleishman, the book's editor and a longtime technology journalist. This book tells the story of Sphere and its visionary founder Mike Wise, against the backdrop of the personal computer industry being born. Impressively detailed yet written to appeal to a nontechnical, curious audience, the text is profusely illustrated with photography and archival material. Bill Gates remembered Sphere. So did Steve Wozniak. In this book, Ben Zotto asks whether you should, too. "Count me in as a backer." — John Gruber, Daring Fireball. 448 pages, full-color, with endnotes and index; hardcover with dust jacket. Made in the US. ISBN 979-8-99-871060-5. Shipping in the US is a flat $5. International destinations shown at checkout.
