"Barbarians Led by Bill Gates" gives the history of the first 15 years or so of Windows. "Fire in the Valley" a good history of the Silicon Valley through the

"Barbarians Led by Bill Gates" gives the history of the first 15 years or so of Windows. "Fire in the Valley" a good history of the Silicon Valley through the original PC boom. "Exploding the Phone" a history of phone phreaking. "Shareware Heroes" a history of the shareware scene in the 80s and 90s.