Showing posts with label books. Show all posts
Showing posts with label books. Show all posts

Core Memory: A Visual Survey of Vintage Computers

Core Memory: A Visual Survey of Vintage Computers
By John Alderman

Amazon Product Description
An unprecedented combination of computer history and striking images, Core Memory reveals modern technology's evolution through the world's most renowned computer collection, the Computer History Museum in the Silicon Valley. Vivid photos capture these historically important machines including the Eniac, Crays 1 3, Apple I and II while authoritative text profiles each, telling the stories of their innovations and peculiarities. Thirty-five machines are profiled in over 100 extraordinary color photographs, making Core Memory a surprising addition to the library of photography collectors and the ultimate geek-chic gift.

Idoru by William Gibson


Idoru (Paperback)
by William Gibson (Author)

I just finished reading this Gibson book. It's great. There's a great character based on Chopper Read in it even. Highly recommended, as are all of Gibson's books.

Chaos & Cyber Culture by Timothy Leary


Chaos & Cyber Culture (Paperback)
by Timothy Leary (Author), Michael Horowitz (Author), Vicki Marshall (Author)
Featuring William Gibson, Winona Ryder, William S. Burroughs, and David Byrne

A Scanner Darkly by Phillip K. Dick (1977)



A Scanner Darkly is a 1977 science fiction novel by Philip K. Dick. The semi-autobiographical story was set in a dystopian Orange County, California in the future of June 1994. The book can be considered Dick's master statement on drug abuse, in light of his extensive portrayal of drug culture and drug use. (Wikipedia)