4 Jun
2009
4 Jun
'09
4:23 a.m.
Has anyone read Dealers of Lightning: Xerox PARC and the Dawn of the
Computer Age ?
http://www.amazon.com/Dealers-Lightning-Xerox-PARC-Computer/dp/0887309895
I swear the more and more I read about the history of computers, the
more I keep coming back to Xerox PARC. The 70's must have been a pretty
exciting time to be there.
Anyone have any back stories or have read the book? I've got it on
order, but I've read some scathing reviews about how the author got it
wrong. I know some of the scathing reviews might be by people who
weren't described in a favorable light in the book --- but I've seen
plenty of technical stories get screwed up.
Also any comments on Racing the Beam: The Atari Video Computer System
would be helpful.
Thanks
Keith