What the Dormouse Said: How the Sixties Counterculture Shaped the Personal Computer Industry (edit title)

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Liked It Rated 5 stars “really turned me on. it's a type of book i like, computer history, but with a really personal, interesting, and insightful viewpoint which really makes it feel a lot more like an exciting story than just a retelling of facts. which life is, after all, it's just hard to convey ...” see full review » see other reviews »

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  • Rated 3 stars

  “Love what I've read so far, still making my way through it!”

  Mojoscream wrote this review Saturday, October 13 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No

  
  
  • Rated 5 stars

  “ really turned me on. it's a type of book i like, computer history, but with a really personal, interesting, and insightful viewpoint which really makes it feel a lot more like an exciting story than just a retelling of facts. which life is, after all, it's just hard to convey that in writing sometimes. this book is up there with Levy's [a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0141000511"]Hackers[/a], Salus' [a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0201876744"]Casting the Net[/a], and Hafner's [a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0684832674"]Where Wizards Stay Up Late[/a]. the personal angle and the investigation of the counterculture interfluence on how things came to be how they are today (leading fairly directly to open source and creative commons vs microsoft and the MPAA) is really wonderful. Also, this book just inspired me to be a better writer, a better hacker, and a better human--so many examples of people changing the world for the better, doing good even without knowing, really makes me want to be like them =).”

  _fool wrote this review Tuesday, September 18 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No