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I LOVE this kind of technical computer history! Anyone knows of other recommended resources?
by maayank 7y ago
I LOVE this kind of technical computer history! Anyone knows of other recommended resources?
- woadwarrior01 7y agoIf you’re visiting the Bay Area, be sure to visit the Computer History Museum in Mountain View. It’s the Mecca of computing history. Also, for early internet history, I’d recommend Katie Hafner’s book: Where Wizards Stay Up Late.
- maayank 7y agoI did and I loved every moment of it :) Also in meatspace, enjoyed Bletchley Park in the UK. Re: books, I liked Robert X. Cringley's Accidental Empires, but it covers only until 91 (or 93 if IIRC for the 2nd edition) of the PC industry and not really technical. edit: also, of course: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/ https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/
- Y_Y 7y agoThe Bletchley Park museum is about ten times better and has lots of running computers, knowledgeable staff, and stuff to play with.
- coldpie 7y agoIt's more electrical/silicon engineering than technical history, but I absolutely love this article: "The 6502 CPU's overflow flag explained at the silicon level" by Ken Shirriff, http://www.righto.com/2013/01/a-small-part-of-6502-chip-explained.html http://www.righto.com/2013/01/a-small-part-of-6502-chip-expl...