21 Jun
2007
21 Jun
'07
2:56 p.m.
On 6/21/07, Stan Barr <stanb at dial.pipex.com> wrote:
Hi,
This week's New Scientist magazine carries a report of a new book called
"Core Memory" by Mark Richards & John Alderman, pub. Chronicle Books,
ISBN 1780811854429. It's a collection of photographs of vintage computer
equiment, inspired by a visit by the author to VCF in 2003.
Anyone seen a copy? Is it worth investing in?
I just visited VCF last weekend while in the area for work, and picked
up the book. Two co-workers already want a copy of their own. It's
basically a series of very lovely photos of various pieces of their
collection. Perhaps a bit heavy on the close-ups of core memory and
wiring stacks, but hey, some of us get off on that, too :)
I'm not sure where it can be ordered online. VCF's site doesn't seem
to sell their gift shop items (which is unfortunate, as I didn't see
their really cool poster of old computer advertising while there.)
Price at the shop was about $30.