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I've not read 'Hard Drive', but I've re-read 'Gates' by Manes and Andrews, and can recommend it.
by pjmorris 10y ago
I've not read 'Hard Drive', but I've re-read 'Gates' by Manes and Andrews, and can recommend it.
- johansch 10y agoWell, ditto. I can recommend 'Hard Drive' just by its sheer writing/research quality. Apparently the book came out of a series of articles in "The Seattle Times", back when newspapers employed quality writers/researchers. It gave me a) a whole new understanding of the computer hardware/ecosystem I grew up with b) a re-newed insight into why Gates was a horrible, horrible monopolist who held back software development for the world quite a bit. My best guess is by about 5 years. (And that estimate is actually quite generous towards Mr. Gates.)
- pjmorris 10y agoI don't think you'd be surprised in the large by anything in 'Gates', though there may be a story here or there that 'Hard Drive' didn't present, and vice versa. I'll make a point to read 'Hard Drive' as well, I find the perspective helpful.