3 Nov
2000
3 Nov
'00
12:46 p.m.
Eric Smith wrote:
It is an excellent book, and I'd highly recommend it to anyone who
is interested in how computer systems were designed in the late 1950s,
even if you have no specific interest in Stretch. In fact, much of the
material is still relevant to computer design today. Unfortunately it
is rare to find this much insightful analysis into a system design.
Another VERY interesting book is "The Origins of Digital Computers", a
collection of papers edited by Brian Randell. Authors include Babbage,
Hollerith, Zuse, Aiken, and others. A quick search on ABE showed two copies
available at $40 and $150. Hmmm, anyone know what it might be worth so I can
put a copy on Ebay (just a slight poke at those disturbed by Michaels EC-1
post :))?