Tony Bove

Tony Bove (born in 1955 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – died November 14, 2026) was an author, publisher, and musician. He has authored or coauthored more than two dozen computer-related books and multimedia CD-ROMs, and has served as author and editor of various magazine articles.

Career Tony Bove wrote the book The Art of Desktop Publishing (Bantam Books, 1986). , User's Guide to CP/M, and Bove and Rhodes Inside Report (with Cheryl Rhodes).

In 1991, Bove started doing multimedia development on personal computers. His Haight-Ashbury in the Sixties CD-ROM was produced with poet and San Francisco Oracle underground newspaper editor Allen Cohen, featuring music from the Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin, and Jefferson Airplane. and the Prodigy (online service), and a contributor to magazines including NeXTWorld, Dr. Dobb's Journal, and Whole Earth Software Catalog and Review.

In 2005, Bove wrote the book Just Say No to Microsoft (No Starch Press, 2005), to which John C. Dvorak added a foreword.

Tony Bove is a band member (harmonica, vocals, and songwriting) of the Flying Other Brothers rock band (which included Roger McNamee, Pete Sears, Barry Sless, and G. E. Smith).

Discography Haight-Ashbury in the Sixties (1991)