Book · 1981 · minicomputers
The Soul of a New Machine
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First is Soul of a New Machine by Tracy Kder. So this one won the Puliter Prize uh in 1980 or 1981, but about the the the building of a new computer at data general.
The best things said about it
The other book that I'm still reading right now and really enjoying a lot is a 1981 book by Tracy K it's non-fiction called the soul of a new machine.
Why people recommend it
The Soul of a New Machine by Tracy Kidder is a Pulitzer Prize-winning work of non-fiction that chronicles the intense engineering effort behind building a new computer at Data General in the late 1970s. Bryan Cantrill enthusiastically recommended the book on The Pragmatic Engineer, pointing to it as a stellar illustration of the actual engineering work required to build a computer, and praising its overall quality. Separately, Greg Cowles discussed the 1981 book on The Book Review, sharing that he was actively reading through the text and enjoying the non-fiction narrative immensely.
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Bryan Cantrill first is Soul of a New Machine by Tracy Kder. So this one won the Puliter Prize uh in 1980 or 1981, but abo… 1
Recommended
“first is Soul of a New Machine by Tracy Kder. So this one won the Puliter Prize uh in 1980 or 1981, but about the the the building of a new computer at data general”
Greg Cowles the other book that I'm still reading right now and really enjoying a lot is a 1981 book by Tracy K it's no… 1
Discussed
“the other book that I'm still reading right now and really enjoying a lot is a 1981 book by Tracy K it's non-fiction called the soul of a new machine”
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Passing
“I read never let me go by kazuo ishiguro and the soul of a new machine by Tracy Kidder”