21 Jun
1997
21 Jun
'97
11:26 p.m.
What do you think of this bibliography? Have I missed any important book
on the subject? Please help me in making this a useful refence for
everybody to use, if you care. Thank you
HOME & PERSONAL COMPUTERS HISTORY BIBLIOGRAPHY
Books listed as TITLE, AUTHOR, PUBLISHER AND PUBLICATION DATE
- Computer lib/Dream Machines by Ted Nelson, self published in 1974
(reprinted by Tempus Books in an updated form in 1987)
- An introduction to microcomputers (vol.0) by Adam Osborne, self
published in 1977
- The personal computer book by Robin Bradbeer, Gower, 1980
- The making of the Micro by Christopher Evans, Victor Gollancz Ltd.,
1981
- Illustrating Computers by Day & Alcock, Pan Books, 1982
- The personal computer handbook by Varley/Graham, Pan Books Ltd., 1983
- Fire in the Valley by Freiberger/Swaine, Osborne/McGraw-Hill, 1984
- Bit by bit, an illustrated history of computers by Stan Augarten,
Ticknor and Fields, 1984
- The little Kingdom by Michael Moritz, William Morrow & Co. Inc., 1984
- Hackers by Steven Levy, Doubleday/Anchor, 1984
- Digital Deli by Steve Ditlea, Workman Publishing, 1984
- Silicon Valley Fever by Robers, Everett & Larson, Basic Books, 1984
- Woz by Doug Garr ?
- The Third Apple by Jean-Louis Gassee, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1985
- The Sinclair story by Rodney Dale, Duckworth, 1985
- Sinclair and the age of the rising sun technology by Adamson and
Kennedy, Penguin, 1986
- John Sculley, Odissey by John Byrne, Harper & Row, 1987
- Steve Jobs, the journey is the reward by Jeffrey S. Young, Scott,
Foresman & Co., 1988
- Accidental Millionaire by Lee Butcher, Paragon House, 1988
- West of Eden by Frank Rose, Viking, 1989
- Hard Drive by Wallace & Erickson, John Wiley & Sons, 1992
- Whole Earth Software review magazine, Whole Earth Review
- Wired magazine
- A collector's guide to PERSONAL COMPUTERS and pocket calculators (an
historical, rarity and value guide) by Dr.Thomas F.Haddock, Books
Americana, 1993
- Accidental Empires by Robert X.Cringely, Harper Business, 1993
- Insanely great by Steven Levy, Penguin Books, 1994
- The Microprocessor: a Biography by Michael S. Malone,
Telos/Springer-Verlag, 1995
- The Chip and How It Changed the World (History and Invention) by Ian
Locke, 1995.
NOTE: If I had to have only one book I would choose Computer lib. Some
of these books are out of print. If you would like
to find them you will have to go through a book finding service. I use
Culpin's Bookshop, 3827 W.32nd Ave., Denver, CO
80211, USA. The ones in print can be ordered through your local bookshop
or by post from Computer Literacy bookshop,
2590 North First Street, SAN JOSE', CA 95131, USA, tel.(703) 734-7771,
fax (703) 734-7773.
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22 Jun
22 Jun
3:58 a.m.
e.tedeschi wrote:
What do you think of this bibliography? Have I missed any important book
on the subject? Please help me in making this a useful refence for
everybody to use, if you care. Thank you
One book that seems to be missing is a book published in about 1993 by
Stan Veit that talks about the history of microcomputing (sorry, don't
recall the title off hand.) A number of the articles were printed in
the Computer Shopper before the book was published and the information
was excellent.
4:05 a.m.
New subject: Univac Card Punch Base
Anyone have any use for or want a Univac Card Punch Base? I bought this
thing probably 15 or 20 years ago before I started collecting, tore it
apart and threw away the main unit and kept the base which I used as a
desk. I kind of hate to toss it and I would MUCH prefer to give it
away.
3:37 p.m.
New subject: Drives are gone!
Thank you to all that re-responded. The drives will be used on some old
workstations - DEC, Sun, and Apollo.
More freebies to follow.
William Donzelli
william(a)ans.net
3:39 p.m.
New subject: Univac Card Punch Base
Anyone have any use for or want a Univac Card Punch
Base? I bought this
thing probably 15 or 20 years ago before I started collecting, tore it
apart and threw away the main unit and kept the base which I used as a
desk. I kind of hate to toss it and I would MUCH prefer to give it
away.
Is anything left of the electronics? RCS/RI has one of these things that
may be missing parts. Finding replacements may be a REAL problem.
I should do a quick audit of our unit, and let you know if we need anything.
Where are you located?
William Donzelli
william(a)ans.net
4:26 p.m.
New subject: Univac Card Punch Base
William Donzelli wrote:
No, I am afraid not, the ONLY thing left is the metal base. When I
moved about 1981, I had to get rid of a bunch of stuff and everything on
that card punch except the base went. I have been using the base as a
table for quite a while and NEED to make room.
Anyone have any use for or want a Univac Card
Punch Base? I bought this
Is anything left of the electronics? RCS/RI has one of these things that
may be missing parts. Finding replacements may be a REAL problem.
10:09 a.m.
Marvin wrote:
e.tedeschi wrote:
You are right. Funnily enough I had a breaf (postal) affair with Stan
and he promised to send me a copy of his book in exchange for one of
mine (about collecting Sinclair products an, of course, Sinclair
computers).
enrico
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What do you think of this bibliography? Have I missed any important book
on the subject? Please help me in making this a useful refence for
everybody to use, if you care. Thank you
One book that seems to be missing is a book published in about 1993 by
Stan Veit that talks about the history of microcomputing (sorry, don't
recall the title off hand.) A number of the articles were printed in
the Computer Shopper before the book was published and the information
was excellent. 
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10:06 a.m.
Tim Shoppa wrote:
Because as it is written in the title this is
a Historic HOME Computers
bibliography.
What do you think of this bibliography? Have I
missed any important book
on the subject? Please help me in making this a useful refence for
everybody to use, if you care. Thank you
- An introduction to microcomputers (vol.0) by Adam Osborne, self
published in 1977
An excellent book - but why do you leave out the other more
technical books by Osborne? Some of them go into great depth
in comparing some of the more bizarre early microcomputer chips
with very similar minis of the time.
And there's one obvious book missing from your list: _The Soul
of a New Machine_, by Tracy Kidder. Maybe the reason it's missing
is because your list is so obviously biased towards tiny home
computers, but anyone who's interested in the culture of a
typical minicomputer manufacturer would love Kidder's book.
Same answer as above. Perhaps someone could do another one for minis.
enrico
Tim. (shoppa(a)triumf.ca)
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11:33 a.m.
On Sun, 22 Jun 1997, Tim Shoppa wrote:
The whole Adam Osborne 'microcomputers' series are *still*
valuable books as technical trainers. I used to have the series, but for
some reason have only book 0 left. I wish they would be reissued with a
bent towards the home computer hobbyist as it was. Even just republishing
the old series would probably be a money maker as, no doubt, there are
many who still remember the quality of his books.
If anyone wishes to sell any Osborne titles, especially from the
'microcomputer' series, I'm a buyer.
Maynard
What do you
think of this bibliography? Have I missed any important book
on the subject? Please help me in making this a useful refence for
everybody to use, if you care. Thank you
- An introduction to microcomputers (vol.0) by Adam Osborne, self
published in 1977
An excellent book - but why do you leave out the other more
technical books by Osborne? Some of them go into great depth
in comparing some of the more bizarre early microcomputer chips
with very similar minis of the time.
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