- Microcomputers, Nineteen sixties, Computers and civilization, History
Most histories of the personal computer industry focus on technology or business. John Markoff's landmark book is about the culture and consciousness behind the first PCs—the culture being counter– and the consciousness expanded, sometimes chemically.
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Nostalgic, classical in form, warm and earnest.
- contemporarynostalgic
- classical in formformally daring
- warmbleak
- earnestironic
- contemplativerelentless
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About the book
- Author
- John Markoff
- First published
- April 25, 2005
- Pages
- 323
- Publisher
- Viking, Penguin (Non-Classics), Viking Adult
- Editions
- 5
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780786588701
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“In February of 1960, two young California engineers boarded a plane on their way to an annual electronics technical meeting in Philadelphia.”
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