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i just finished masters of doom's audiobook a week or so ago. it was the most addicting story i've heard in some time, and elevated carmack even more in my mind

by mylons 8y ago

i just finished masters of doom's audiobook a week or so ago. it was the most addicting story i've heard in some time, and elevated carmack even more in my mind. the book was also strangely motivating. have you (or anyone else) read anything else like masters of doom recently?

sreyaNotfilc 8y ago
I just purchased it. Its nice that you felt motivated from an audio book! I definitely need it. I'll let you know how it is once I'm done.
- mylons 8y ago
  i was taking walks just to listen to it! enjoy!
bdickason 8y ago
I'm a big fan of the book and got a similar feeling from watching Indie Game: The Movie. Good documentary about a few small indie game studios that makes you feel like you can start something amazing. trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhaT78i1x2M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhaT78i1x2M
archagon 8y ago
Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution, though it's a bit more dry IMO.
doomlaser 8y ago
I'm a huge fan of the biography Jean Renoir (the acclaimed film director) wrote about his father, Auguste Renoir (the acclaimed Impressionist painter), Renoir, My Father - https://www.amazon.com/Renoir-My-Father-Jean/dp/B001MPDDME https://www.amazon.com/Renoir-My-Father-Jean/dp/B001MPDDME For a gripping tale of technology and hacking, The Cuckoo's Egg never fails: https://www.amazon.com/Cuckoos-Egg-Tracking-Computer-Espionage/dp/1416507787/ https://www.amazon.com/Cuckoos-Egg-Tracking-Computer-Espiona... And, as someone reminded me in the thread about Xerox and Fujifilm, Dealers of Lightning tells the story of Xerox PARC, the Alto, Steve Jobs' visit, etc: https://www.amazon.com/Dealers-Lightning-Xerox-PARC-Computer/dp/0887309895/ https://www.amazon.com/Dealers-Lightning-Xerox-PARC-Computer...
- Famicoman 8y ago
  I have read Masters of Doom and both The Cuckoo's Egg and Dealers of Lightning and these recommendations are spot on. I'd love to reread all of these soon, especially Dealers of Lightning. Something similar but perhaps a bit drier may be Accidental Empires by Robert X. Cringely about the personal computer wars. And yes, that's the same Cringely from the Triumph of the Nerds documentaries. I also do not recommend David Kushner's Prepare to Meet Thy Doom and The World's Most Dangerous Geek audiobooks which I believe are anthologies of loosely related articles he has written over the years. The prose was a little too purple for me.
joefritz 8y ago
Another book (also great audiobook) I'd suggest is Console Wars. I've listened to that audiobook just as much as Masters of Doom. It tells the story of Sega vs. Nintendo in the 80s/90s. https://www.amazon.com/Console-Wars-Nintendo-Defined-Generation/dp/0062276700 https://www.amazon.com/Console-Wars-Nintendo-Defined-Generat...

by mylons 8y ago

sreyaNotfilc 8y ago

I just purchased it. Its nice that you felt motivated from an audio book! I definitely need it. I'll let you know how it is once I'm done.

mylons 8y ago
i was taking walks just to listen to it! enjoy!

bdickason 8y ago

I'm a big fan of the book and got a similar feeling from watching Indie Game: The Movie. Good documentary about a few small indie game studios that makes you feel like you can start something amazing. trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhaT78i1x2M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhaT78i1x2M

archagon 8y ago

Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution, though it's a bit more dry IMO.

doomlaser 8y ago

I'm a huge fan of the biography Jean Renoir (the acclaimed film director) wrote about his father, Auguste Renoir (the acclaimed Impressionist painter), Renoir, My Father - https://www.amazon.com/Renoir-My-Father-Jean/dp/B001MPDDME https://www.amazon.com/Renoir-My-Father-Jean/dp/B001MPDDME For a gripping tale of technology and hacking, The Cuckoo's Egg never fails: https://www.amazon.com/Cuckoos-Egg-Tracking-Computer-Espionage/dp/1416507787/ https://www.amazon.com/Cuckoos-Egg-Tracking-Computer-Espiona... And, as someone reminded me in the thread about Xerox and Fujifilm, Dealers of Lightning tells the story of Xerox PARC, the Alto, Steve Jobs' visit, etc: https://www.amazon.com/Dealers-Lightning-Xerox-PARC-Computer/dp/0887309895/ https://www.amazon.com/Dealers-Lightning-Xerox-PARC-Computer...

Famicoman 8y ago
I have read Masters of Doom and both The Cuckoo's Egg and Dealers of Lightning and these recommendations are spot on. I'd love to reread all of these soon, especially Dealers of Lightning. Something similar but perhaps a bit drier may be Accidental Empires by Robert X. Cringely about the personal computer wars. And yes, that's the same Cringely from the Triumph of the Nerds documentaries. I also do not recommend David Kushner's Prepare to Meet Thy Doom and The World's Most Dangerous Geek audiobooks which I believe are anthologies of loosely related articles he has written over the years. The prose was a little too purple for me.

joefritz 8y ago

Another book (also great audiobook) I'd suggest is Console Wars. I've listened to that audiobook just as much as Masters of Doom. It tells the story of Sega vs. Nintendo in the 80s/90s. https://www.amazon.com/Console-Wars-Nintendo-Defined-Generation/dp/0062276700 https://www.amazon.com/Console-Wars-Nintendo-Defined-Generat...