On 2009-11-03 T. Ryan Arnold, Glendale, CA USA wrote: Like many computer histories written by the engineers who were there at the birth of computing this book has it´s share of editorial meandering and is probably in need of a few more passes by a good editor. Still if you can get through some of the non-sequitoral anecdotes about ´the old days´ this book has some fascinating information about what it was like to work on some projects that would eventually help usher in the modern computing era. This book is a lot less self absorbed than say, ´The Race for the New Game Machine´, but it still could stand to have a few pages edited down as I found myself skipping over sections to get back to the ´interesting bits about early computer development´. And summed up by saying Amazing anecdotes from the early days of computer technology.. Currently Computing in the Middle Ages: A View From the Trenches 1955-1983 has an overall rating of 8 over 10.
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Authorhouse claimed Computing in the Middle Ages is designed for the lay reader who wishes to understand some of the background of the computer revolution. It provides an easily understood and amusing account of what took place in computer research between the 1950s and the 1980s. The achievements of those days were later exploited by companies like Apple and Microsoft, which brought personal computers to the consciousness of the general public.During that era ... when both the design of computers and expectations about the ways in which they could be used were undergoing dramatic change ... the author was ´in the trenches´ where seminal experiments were taking place, first at MIT and later at other universities and research centers. His unassuming story ... a breezy and irreverent memoir enlivened by amusing anecdotes from his professional and personal experience ... gives a human dimension to the otherwise dry and often obscure process of scientific and engineering innovation. Developments are brought to life and explained in terms that can be understood by anyone. Along the way you´ll meet a number of memorable characters who, although often overshadowed in the public mind by entrepreneurs, are widely recognized as pioneers in the field of computer research.
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