How Macs Work (How It Works Series (Emeryville, Calif.).) [Paperback]

John Rizzo (Author), K. Daniel Clark (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 1996 | ISBN-10: 1562764012 | ISBN-13: 978-1562764012 | Edition: 2nd

Based on "How Computers Work", this text graphically dismantles the Macintosh and informs the readers in plain English how it works. Colour illustrations provide an overview of the Mac family, and then readers are taken on a visual journey to the heart of the Macintosh.

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Based on the national bestseller, How Macs Work -which has sold over 75,000 copies - this completely updated, full-color guide leads readers through the intricacies of the Mac. Featuring colorful illustrations and straightforward text, it covers the newest advances in Macintosh technology. An excellent educational tool!

- Provides coverage of CPU and memory, disk storage, SCSI and serial ports, multimedia, networks, the Internet, and more

- Part of the best-selling How It Works series

- Written by well-known authors in the Mac community

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Ziff Davis Pr; 2nd edition (April 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1562764012
• ISBN-13: 978-1562764012
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 8.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,003,810 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent but needs updating, September 28, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: How Macs Work (How It Works Series (Emeryville, Calif.).) (Paperback)

This is an excellent book that needs updating. Design is very good and explanations are clear. Essential topics such as the PowerPC G3 and G4, "Velocity Engine", AirPort, Firewire, DVD, Mac OS X, are not covered. Wait for a new edition.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars overview of OLDER macintosh models, it lacks information, September 1, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: How Macs Work (How It Works Series (Emeryville, Calif.).) (Paperback)

This book is userfriendly with BIG illustrations and little in-depth information. It covers the basic of hw and sw on the mac, but doesn't really tell you anything about mac specific hw if you have knowledge of pc hw already. I was looking for extensive information on the layout of the powermac but that is not to be found here, only includes a light sketch of the ppc 601 and ppc 604. This book would be ideal, I think, for the computerillustrator who knows nothing about his machine. Or children maybe. I'd say it's kind of weird because it mixes more complicated details with some very basic stuff, all kept in an appearently easy to understand graphic design. The rating is given on this background, if I didn't know nothing about computer hw I'd probably give this bok a higher rating.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very good, completely comprehendable...but needs update!, June 7, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: How Macs Work (How It Works Series (Emeryville, Calif.).) (Paperback)

As an instructor of computer graphics for designers I give very high marks to this publication. Great images, captions and text. For introductory students all is approachable and the gamut of material is broad enough to go on helping outside of the classroom when it comes time to configure their own work stations. Understanding how it all works helps and helps again when trouble shooting. This publication is too old now (1996) so I hope Ziff Davis is listening in!