New Book Shows How to Build a Working Replica of the Revolutionary Apple I Computer

Rockland, MA February 22, 2005 -- Syngress Publishing, Inc., today announced the publication of "Apple I Replica Creation: Back to the Garage" (ISBN: 1-931836-40-X) featuring a foreword by Steve Wozniak, Co-Founder of Apple Computer.

According to Wired Magazine, the Apple I is one of the hottest machines on the vintage computer market. There are now fewer than 50 systems still in circulation and collectors have paid as much as $50,000 for a computer originally priced at $666.66. While the average Apple enthusiast is unlikely to get their hands on an original, they can build a system from scratch with roughly $100 worth of hardware and a copy of "Apple I Replica Creation: Back to the Garage."

Chapter topics include: Foreword by Steve Wozniak, The History of the Apple I, Tools and Materials, Digital Logic, Building the Replica, Programming in BASIC, Programming in Assembly, Understanding the Apple I, ASCII Codes, Operation Codes and Status Register, OpCode Matrix, Instructions by Category, Hacking Macintosh, Electrical Engineering Basics.

BOOK DETAILS
ISBN: 1-931836-40-X
PRICE: $39.95 U.S.
PAGE COUNT: 368 PP

Inside the book coverage:
-Build a Working Replica of the Revolutionary Apple I Computer
-Go "Old School" With BASIC and Assembly Language Programming
-Solve the Same Challenges That Forced Early Microcomputer Design Innovations

About the Author
Tom Owad is a Macintosh consultant in south-central PA and the DC area and vice president of Keystone MacCentral. He serves on the board of directors of the Apple I Owners Club, where he is also webmaster and archivist. Tom is owner and Webmaster of Applefritter, a Macintosh community of artists and engineers. Applefritter provides its members with discussion boards for the exchange of ideas and hosts countless member-contributed hardware hacks and other projects. Tom holds a BA in computer science and international affairs from Lafayette College, PA.

A Silicon Valley icon and philanthropist for the past three decades, Steve Wozniak, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Wheels of Zeus (wOz), helped shape the computing industry with his design of Apple's first line of products the Apple I and II and influenced the popular Macintosh. For his achievements at Apple Computer, Steve was awarded the National Medal of Technology by the President of the United States in 1985, the highest honor bestowed America's leading innovators. In 2000, Steve was inducted into the Inventors Hall of Fame and was awarded the prestigious Heinz Award for Technology, The Economy and Employment for "single-handedly designing the first personal computer and for then redirecting his lifelong passion for mathematics and electronics toward lighting the fires of excitement for education in grade school students and their teachers." Making significant investments of both his time and resources in education, Wozniak "adopted" the Los Gatos School District, providing students and teachers with hands-on teaching and donations of state-of-the-art technology equipment. Wozniak founded the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and was the founding sponsor of the Tech Museum, Silicon Valley Ballet, and Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose. Steve is currently a member of the board of directors for Jacent, a developer of cost-effective telephony solutions, and Danger, Inc., developer of an end-to-end wireless Internet platform.

Background Information
Syngress Publishing (www.syngress.com), headquartered in Rockland, Massachusetts, is an independent publisher of print and electronic reference materials for Information Technology professionals seeking skill enhancement and career advancement. Distributed throughout Europe, Asia, and the U.S. and Canada, Syngress titles have been translated into twenty languages. The company's pioneering customer support program, , extends the value of every Syngress title with regular information updates and customer-driven author forums. For more information on Syngress products, contact Amy Pedersen at or email . Syngress books are distributed in the United States and Canada by O'Reilly Media, Inc.