[bookshare-discuss] Re: Books on the Histry of Computers and the Internet
- From: "Monica Willyard" <rhyami@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 2 Jan 2009 21:18:51 -0500
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
Visit my blog at http://www.scannersguild.com
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