i thought a few others on the list might be interested in this one (unless you're Jeff Sengstack, who hated it)
http://www.amazon.com/Core-Memory-Visual-Vintage-Computers/dp/0811854426/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/002-6107134-4632847?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1180826552&sr=8-1 amazon's key phrases are a little odd: Key Phrases: core memory, Gene Amdahl, Defense Department, World War i see that it offers a unique description of the first production Google machine, too
