[bookshare-discuss] Re: Books on the Histry of Computers and the Internet
- From: "susan l. gerhart" <slger123@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 02 Jan 2009 19:57:37 -0700
Not history, but snapshots of computing practice are by Ellen Ullman, The Bug
and close to the Machine. Some adult content. The bug drove a guy nuts, making
this book uniquely realistic.
susan,
1st program on IBM 650 in 1961
On Fri, 2 Jan 2009 21:18:51 -0500, Monica Willyard wrote:
>Kelby, there are a couple of good books on the history of computers on
>Bookshare. If these don't work well for you, let's talk about ones
>you'd like to see added. I can check to see if my local library has
>some. In case it might help you, you also have another great resource.
>Many of us are old enough to have lived the computer history that
>probably seems ancient to you. There are programmers on this list who
>actually worked on the old card punch machines. We may not be able to
>answer all of your questions, but we can give you some context that
>might give color to the history you read about. Here are some of my
>computer history favorites from Bookshare.
>
>One is called Computer: A History Of The Information Machine. It's at
>http://www.bookshare.org/web/SingleTitle.html?submittitleid=43340
>Larry Lumpkin did a great job scanning this book despite its pictures
>and diagrams.
>
>Another book I like for it's explanation of the early days of both
>cable TV and internet service and America Online is called Fools Rush
>In. It's at http://www.bookshare.org/web/SingleTitle.html?submittitleid=32016
>The book may seem to be an odd choice at first. If you'll give me a
>few chapters, I think you'll see why it fits well. This book is
>well-written and will give you a glimpse into the personalities of two
>powerful men who shaped two services that affect our lives each day.
>
>There is also a book called The Search: How Google and Its Rivals
>Rewrote The Rules. It's at
>http://www.bookshare.org/web/SingleTitle.html?submittitleid=50562
>
>Finally, there is a book that while being fictional does have a great
>deal of historical background in it. I should tell you up front that
>it does have some strong language and violence in it because it's a
>mystery about a crime spree done by a hacker. I enjoyed reading it
>very much, and it's not flagged as adult. It's called The Blue Nowhere
>and is by Jeffery Deaver. It's at
>http://www.bookshare.org/web/SingleTitle.html?submittitleid=2746
>
>Bookshare doesn't have much on the actual history of computers. There
>are many good books out there, and it looks like some of us technology
>buffs could do some scanning on the subject. There are books about
>early computer history and at least one about the rise and fall of
>Commodore. I personally want to read that one.
>
>--
>Monica Willyard
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