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I am a HUGE fan of the book "Fire In The Valley: The Making of the Personal Computer."

I am an elder-millennial and it filled in a lot of gaps in the history of personal computing that I was too young to learn.

Link: https://amzn.to/40vlUkN

figers · 2024-06-06 · Original thread
For people who are interested in this era, read Fire in the valley, I have never read a book so fast in college, a great read!

https://www.amazon.com/Fire-Valley-Making-Personal-Computer/...

yzzxy · 2015-01-18 · Original thread
I like the doorstopper Fire In The Valley a lot and have read it several times. It hits basically every part of SV history, following personal narratives of major players in each time period. This style makes it very interesting to read.

Disclaimer: I have no idea where it stands with regards to factual accuracy.

http://www.amazon.com/Fire-Valley-Personal-Computer-Edition/...

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