Chris Newman stated: > >Lee, > >You should go back and finish Hackers, particularly Part III. It covers >Sierra Online in its formative years and makes for very entertaining >reading. I liked the entire book, though, and not just the trials of Clan >Williams.
Thanks. Since it's been so long now since I left off, the feeling of deja vu probably won't be as strong if I start over. (Although I'll probably skip to after Spacewar. There's only so many times and ways one can read about that.) >For general PC history read the incredible "A Fire in the Valley" >http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0071358927/qid=1068148211/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/002-6598399-7575256?v=glance&s=books > >This book, though you might not guess from seeing the made for TV movie >about Gates and Jobs, was the basis for "Pirates of Silicon Valley". Saw the movie, but keep forgetting it's based on a book. >Then there is the Cringley classic: "Accidental Empires: How the Boys of >Silicon Valley Make Their Millions, Battle Foreign Competition, and Still >Can't Get a Date" which is the basis for the fantastic PBS series "Triumph >of the Nerds" (which you should get if you haven't seen it. It's now out on >DVD) I've heard of "Triumph of the Nerds," but haven't seen it. I can't afford to buy it now. Maybe my local library might have it. >I read every computer history book I can find and I think the above titles >make for a good start. I'd be VERY interested in your (and everyone else in >the group) opinions of these works. All I can say at this moment is that _Hackers_ seemed to start out a little slow, IIRC. Other than that, I liked it. Another book I bought very cheap at a thrift store and haven't even glanced at is _Cyberpunk: Outlaws and Hackers on the Computer Frontier_ from 1991. Not much game related, as far as I can tell. -- Lee K. Seitz [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
