Author C. S. Mauro, Jr's A Silicon Valley Memoir takes an in-depth look at his contribution to the rapid rise of the PC as it became Silicon Valley's dominant Industry from the mid '70's to the late'80's and beyond.  The author explores the myriad personalities and projects that were the focus of his work during this period.  Chuck began his professional engineering career at Apple, initially reporting to the mysterious and fun-loving Woz, when the bug finally bit him to build his own company, Advanced Logic Systems, Apple's first major spin-off company that became a key peripheral supplier for the Apple ][ during its heyday.