No matter what accomplishments you make, somebody helps you.
— Althea Gibson
quoted on a plaque in the lobby of "The American Adventure" show
at the "EPCOT" theme park at Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando, FL
I can't even remember all of the people who helped me make this book a
reality, nor is there room to list only those I can remember, so I apologize
to those whom I've omitted.
I'd like to thank:
- my wife and daughter, who've lived with the project,
- my dad, who invested in it,
- Robert Allen, who dared me to do it,
- Dan Farrow for invaluable advice on publishing and marketing,
- Inger Filliger for her artistic skills and advice,
- Nancy Lee for tackling the pre-press tasks,
- the friends who've been sounding boards for ideas, especially:
- Wayne H.
- Mike P.
- Will A.
- Dave W.
- Bruce W.
- Russ B.
- Lisa T.
- the many beta testers who were kind enough to review my work
and paid me to do so,
- the teachers, managers, coworkers, customers, competitors,
associates, technologists and authors who have
taught me so much,
- the creators and rightsholder organizations which granted me
permission to quote their words and reproduce their graphics, and
- Thomas Scofield who granted me permission to use his artwork
from the "Silicon Valley Tarot" card deck.
