This is the best and most convincing book I have read about the history of personal computing.

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Review: The Dream Machine: JCR Licklider and the Revolution That Made Computing Personal

The role JCR Licklider played in creating the Internet and the entire personal computer revolution. Very well researched and written. Read full review

Review: The Dream Machine: JCR Licklider and the Revolution That Made Computing Personal

As a professional computer scientist, I have to say this is the single best book on the history of information processing I've ever read. Highly, highly recommended. If you like this one, you'd ... Read full review

Review: The Dream Machine: JCR Licklider and the Revolution That Made Computing Personal

Lent to me by chance by a coworker, I am having a hard time putting this down. I've made it through the first quarter of this (fairly dense) book and already we've covered the contributions of N ... Read full review

Review: The Dream Machine: JCR Licklider and the Revolution That Made Computing Personal

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Review: The Dream Machine: JCR Licklider and the Revolution That Made Computing Personal

Fascinating, but dense. Would like to re-read someday... Read full review