Obligatory Dec 1996 Wired article by Neal Stephenson about the building of FLAG: http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/4.12/ffglass_pr.html http://www.wired.com/w

Obligatory Dec 1996 Wired article by Neal Stephenson about the building of FLAG: http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/4.12/ffglass_pr.html http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/4.12/ffglass_pr.html (it is really worthwhile to read, especially for everyone who liked the Cryptonomicron. )