Here’s a fun conversation from Foo Camp between Dale Dougherty and Steven Levy on the 25th anniversary edition of his ground-breaking book Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution. This is one of those books that changed the direction of my life. How about you?
Gareth Branwyn is a freelancer writer and the former Editorial Director of Maker Media. He is the author or editor of a dozen books on technology, DIY, and geek culture, including the first book about the web (Mosaic Quick Tour) and the Absolute Beginner's Guide to Building Robots. He is currently working on a best-of collection of his writing, called Borg Like Me.
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I have the 1984 version sitting beside me and now I have the 25th anniversary edition. I love this book! I try to read it every other year or so… and I always recommend it quite often. I’ve enjoyed the story it tells since high school.
If you’ve not read it, hunt down a copy – it’s a great and entertaining history of computing.