12 points kaycebasques | 1 comments | 16 Nov 24 16:03 UTC | HN request time: 0.21s | source

The Dream Machine is giving me a great appreciation of the time-sharing revolution and ARPANET. What else should I read? Any timeframe or topic is OK, so long as it's strongly related to the history of computing.

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gaws ◴[19 Nov 24 00:03 UTC] No.42178664[source]▶

>>42157034 (OP) #

The Soul of a New Machine by Tracy Kidder

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1. siamese_puff ◴[19 Nov 24 04:45 UTC] No.42180153[source]▶

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Good book. Can be a bit dry here and there, but fascinating

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