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As an aside, Jessamyn is also the daughter of Tom West (of Data General and "Soul of a New Machine" fame).
by packetslave 9y ago
As an aside, Jessamyn is also the daughter of Tom West (of Data General and "Soul of a New Machine" fame).
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- mschaef 9y agoIt took me longer than I'd like to admit to get around to reading it, but that book's an absolute classic if you like the story of how things are built. A few others: * Kerry Nietz - FoxTales (FoxPro, mostly pre-Microsoft) * Mary Walton - Car: A Drama of the American Workplace * Chase Morsey Jr. - The Man Who Saved the V8 (Ford's flathead V8) * Dealers of Lightning (Xerox PARC) Related to that last, there's also a great Youtube video on the development of the laser printer. It goes into all sorts of details regarding the design of the laser scanning system, some corporate politics, etc. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_Z6JNnIXgo&t=3297s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_Z6JNnIXgo&t=3297s
- vvanders 9y agoThe PARC book is a must, so many things that are the foundation of our industry were invented there.
- kwindla 9y agoAlso Andy Hertzfeld - Revolution in The Valley: The Insanely Great Story of How the Mac Was Made. Many of the stories in that book are here, as well: https://www.folklore.org/ https://www.folklore.org/