DIY Retro-Computing

Tom Owad, of Applefritter fame, has just released a book with a very unique concept: hands-on teaching of modern digital computer concepts through the re-construction of a computer antique: The Apple I. The book is called Apple I Replica Creation: Back to the Garage and is published by Syngress Press, the same folks who publish the awesome Joe Grand hardware hacking books: Hardware Hacking: Have Fun While Voiding Your Warranty and Game Console Hacking. A PDF version of Chapter 3 of the Apple I book is available here. We haven’t seen the actual book yet, but we’ll try to get ahold of one and do a proper review.