"The Soul of a New Machine" is not so much a foundational book but a snapshot of the computer industry and might be more interesting to someone who had no idea

"The Soul of a New Machine" is not so much a foundational book but a snapshot of the computer industry and might be more interesting to someone who had no idea of the industry as I did when it was published in 1981. For me it was a fascinating glimpse into the tech industry that I would soon join, albeit in software not hardware.