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Highly recommend A History of Modern Computing [1]. Starting with the ENIAC in the '40s through the successive generations of computing technology in the 20th c
by Mongoose 7y ago
Highly recommend A History of Modern Computing [1]. Starting with the ENIAC in the '40s through the successive generations of computing technology in the 20th century, it gives a fantastic overview of the field's history.
Sadly, now that I look into it, it looks like it's out of print. There are a few copies available on Amazon, so act now!
[1] https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/history-modern-computing https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/history-modern-computing
- cptnapalm 7y agoThere's apparently a second edition which goes up through the dot com crash. https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/history-modern-computing-second-edition https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/history-modern-computing-seco...
- jonjacky 7y agoI think that the best sections in this book are on the 1950s through the 1970s: the mainframe and minicomputer eras, and the beginnings of the Internet and personal computers. That's all in the first edition.