4 Jun
2009
4 Jun
'09
6:22 a.m.
On Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 10:48 PM, Evan Koblentz
<evan at snarc.net> wrote:
Oh no, I have to agree with Curt... Soul Of A New Machine is a great
read, as was Dealers. Of course, I'm a huge DG fan so I'm probably
biased a bit. ;)
Actually my interest in DG is largely a result of Soul. It's
one of the few books I've read more than once, and one
of even fewer that I've read in one sitting. One of the things
that makes it stand out is that it comes at the story more
If you
enjoy reading it, also read Soul of a new Machine, its about the
creation of Data General and I think that was an even better read.
I disagree. ?Nobody would have bought Soul if it was titled, "How Data
General designed its latest computer." ?I found it very dull, whereas
Dealers tells a story of a whole new era in computing. from the engineer's perspective and less of the
business
perspective than many of the others. And for me the
engineering is far, far more interesting than the business.
BLS