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Depth of information, organization, etc. I wish there were more books like these covering other platforms - like one about DEC's minicomputers, another coverin
by mrbill 9y ago
Depth of information, organization, etc. I wish there were more books like these covering other platforms - like one about DEC's minicomputers, another covering Cray, etc.
Plus they're nice and thick, without a third of it being indexes and footnotes.
- pinewurst 9y agoAnother vote that both of these are great books - richly informative, classics of history of computing/technology. I own hardcover 1st editions of both.
- pinewurst 9y agoAnother vote that both of these are great books - richly informative, classics of history of computing/technology. I own hardcover 1st editions of both.
- criddell 9y agoHave you read Tracy Kidder's book Soul of a New Machine? If so, what did you think? I read it five or six years ago and I loved it.
- mrbill 9y agoYes, I read it in the mid-80s and loved it, and own multiple copies. Steven Levy's _Hackers_ is a similarly good book. I found out years later that one of the moderators on a discussion site I frequent is Tom West's daughter, and I sold her a laptop at one point.. Isn't it weird how "small" the world can be?