5 Apr
2026
5 Apr
'26
6:03 p.m.
Tracy Kidder, Author of ‘The Soul of a New Machine,’ Dies at 80
A Pulitzer Prize-winning narrative journalist, he wrote deeply
reported books that often focused on heroic goodness in people.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/25/books/tracy-kidder-dead.html?unlocked_ar…
6 Apr
6 Apr
5:38 a.m.
That is sad news. He did an awesome job on that book. I have read it
several times.
- Peter
On Sun, Apr 5, 2026 at 9:04 PM Christian Liendo via cctalk <
cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
Tracy Kidder, Author of ‘The Soul of a New Machine,’
Dies at 80
A Pulitzer Prize-winning narrative journalist, he wrote deeply
reported books that often focused on heroic goodness in people.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/25/books/tracy-kidder-dead.html?unlocked_ar…
6:28 a.m.
A valuable writer of computer history has passed. I too have re-read his
book twice - the last just a while ago.
Murray--
On Mon, Apr 6, 2026 at 8:38 AM Peter Ekstrom via cctalk <
cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
That is sad news. He did an awesome job on that book.
I have read it
several times.
- Peter
On Sun, Apr 5, 2026 at 9:04 PM Christian Liendo via cctalk <
cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
Tracy Kidder, Author of ‘The Soul of a New
Machine,’ Dies at 80
A Pulitzer Prize-winning narrative journalist, he wrote deeply
reported books that often focused on heroic goodness in people.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/25/books/tracy-kidder-dead.html?unlocked_ar…
6:33 a.m.
Although this book is considered a classic and I respect the author’s
work, it didn’t quite connect with me the way I had hoped.
Bill
On Mon, Apr 6, 2026 at 9:28 AM Murray McCullough via cctalk <
cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
A valuable writer of computer history has passed. I
too have re-read his
book twice - the last just a while ago.
Murray--
On Mon, Apr 6, 2026 at 8:38 AM Peter Ekstrom via cctalk <
cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
That is sad news. He did an awesome job on that
book. I have read it
several times.
- Peter
On Sun, Apr 5, 2026 at 9:04 PM Christian Liendo via cctalk <
cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/25/books/tracy-kidder-dead.html?unlocked_ar…
Tracy Kidder, Author of ‘The Soul of a New
Machine,’ Dies at 80
A Pulitzer Prize-winning narrative journalist, he wrote deeply
reported books that often focused on heroic goodness in people.
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