I strongly recommend Where Wizards Stay Up Late, which this article cites a lot. Fascinating history of ARPANET and building the infrastructure at BBN (on the t

I strongly recommend Where Wizards Stay Up Late, which this article cites a lot. Fascinating history of ARPANET and building the infrastructure at BBN (on the team was Will Crowther of Colossal Cave Adventure fame!). Inspiring book in the same genre as Soul of a New Machine.