Looking for a technology book I read in the 80's.
October 20, 2009 11:17 AM Subscribe
Looking for a computer book I read in the 80's....
Back in high school (I finished in '88) I read a book on the 'early' history of computers. The book had a series of articles explaining the 'first' computer bug (an actual bug), E.N.I.A.C., the development of the early PC's (Apple I & II, the Atari 400/800, etc), UNIX, CP/M, etc. Though the book had lots of info on early, early computers (from the 40's and 50's), most of it was on technology that had developed since the 70's. I remember it having a 'how far we've come, and how great computers are today' tone. I would LOVE to read this book again, but haven't a clue to the title....let's see, it was softcover, green (I think), lots of black and white pictures, probably 8.5 X 11. Any idea what this book is titled????
Back in high school (I finished in '88) I read a book on the 'early' history of computers. The book had a series of articles explaining the 'first' computer bug (an actual bug), E.N.I.A.C., the development of the early PC's (Apple I & II, the Atari 400/800, etc), UNIX, CP/M, etc. Though the book had lots of info on early, early computers (from the 40's and 50's), most of it was on technology that had developed since the 70's. I remember it having a 'how far we've come, and how great computers are today' tone. I would LOVE to read this book again, but haven't a clue to the title....let's see, it was softcover, green (I think), lots of black and white pictures, probably 8.5 X 11. Any idea what this book is titled????
("Stab in the dark"? Ugh.) Sorry, to give a bit more detail, I think The Compleat computer had a section discussing wheel wars and all that stuff. If that rings a bell, that may be the book.
posted by cog_nate at 11:55 AM on October 20, 2009
posted by cog_nate at 11:55 AM on October 20, 2009
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