Show HN: I wrote a novel about my work developing the Xerox Star

I just published a novel about my experience at Xerox called Inventing the Future. It’s historical fiction: real situations, fictional characters (except me). There are already histories of the events surrounding the Star, but I felt that a novel was the best way to capture what it was like. In my book no one knows how it's going to turn out.

Some of my former Xerox co-workers were kind enough to share their reflections on the book based on their memories of our experience:

Derry Kabcenell (file system architect, later Executive VP at Oracle): Although I joined after the earliest unformed years of the Star project, I can say that the events portrayed are described in a way that matches my recollection. More importantly, the book captures the feel of the place -- the sense that we were privileged to be doing something new and important,

Paul McJones (architect of Pilot, the Star's operating system): I worked at Xerox SDD in Palo Alto from late 1976 to spring 1981. The book captures the spirit of a relatively small group within a large established company building a revolutionary new product. Seeing and using the Alto from Xerox PARC was to see and feel the future.