For those that are looking to brush up on their Apple history "Apple Confidential 2.0" is a great resource. Owen Linzmayer lays out a comprehensive examination of Apple from it's founding until early in the current decade. He covers the firm's inception and background on Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniack, the Apple I, Apple II, birth of the Macintosh and various models, the Newton and more. Having read a variety of books about Apple and key members of its management team over the years - Apple Confidential does the best job of offering an unbiased view of key events that bring us to where we are today. While there is repetition of some of the famous stories - Linzmayer does a great job of laying out a wide-array of facts about Apple. Even if you've read other Apple books you will be able to find new facts that you didn't know if you read Apple Confidential 2.0.For Mac fans that would like to know more about the history of some of the most significant developments in Apple's history this is an easy and engaging read. One area for those that are into collecting retro-Mac's Linzmayer does a great job of assembling some useful references including timelines of various Mac models. Overall, if you're into Mac's and want to learn more pick-up a copy of Apple Confidential 2.0 you won't be disappointed.
