Computing in the Middle Ages: A View From the Trenches 1955-1983

Author - Severo M. Ornstein ... [Goo?] [Posters]

This Paperback Book item from 1st Books Library was reviewed on 10-Oct-2008.

Search ISBN:1403315175 offer from Abebooks or used books from Alibris. Computing in the Middle Ages: A View From the Trenches 1955-1983 Reference Book. Classifications : History Business & Culture Computers & Internet Subjects Books Computer Science Artificial Intelligence Circuitry General General AAS Human-Computer Interaction Information Theory Modeling & Simulatio . Click the following link to view the cover of Computing in the Middle Ages: A View From the Trenches 1955-1983.

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1) Paperback Book Computing in the Middle Ages: A View From the Trenches 1955-1983 by 1st Books Library. As one who was the recipient of the LINC groups move to St. Louis and knew many of the pioneers portrayed in Severo´s book, no one could have told it better regarding the cultural battle between those needing interactive access without an intervening priesthood and the status quo.

If you want real insight into the fundamentals of the evolution of personal computers, this book is the place to start. The LINC has now been officially recognized as the first interactive personal computer.¤

2) Paperback Book Computing in the Middle Ages: A View From the Trenches 1955-1983 by 1st Books Library. You can see why the author was able to solve so many of the earliest computing problems: he can distill huge amounts of mind-numbing technical detail into a crisp, memorable point. Sure, he has the right credentials to write this professional autobiography: he helped build and design the first "personal" computer (in the early sixties!), the first ARPANET nodes, the first true multiprocessor, worked at Xerox PARC, and so on. And he covers history, technology, and personalities with a clear, self-effacing style.

But what will stick with me longest are his explanations of issues I had thought I understood: why "time-sharing" is dead and personal computers are alive, why synchronization and "real-time" computing are so hard, why programs are (still) so buggy. His explanations, forged from decades of deep and considered thought while creating those famous room-sized computers, manage to isolate and address the most important "why" questions without getting mired in the technical "what"... this is really a great way to know about how computers work and how they got to be the way they are.

I´ve been messing with computers for over thirty years, and I´ve never read anything better.¤

3) Paperback Book Computing in the Middle Ages: A View From the Trenches 1955-1983 by 1st Books Library. This is a charmingly written book, filled with interesting tales and providing a real "feel" for those wonderfully chaotic times.¤

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