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    Core Memory: A Visual Survey of Vintage Computers
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    Core Memory: A Visual Survey of Vintage Computers

    By John Alderman

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    An unprecedented combination of computer history and striking images, Core Memory reveals modern technology's evolution through the world's most renowned computer collection, the Computer History Museum in the Silicon Valley. Vivid photos capture these historically important machinesincluding the Eniac, Crays 13, Apple I and IIwhile authoritative text profiles each, telling the stories of their innovations and peculiarities. Thirty-five machines are profiled in over 100 extraordinary color photographs, making Core Memory a surprising addition to the library of photography collectors and the ultimate geek-chic gift.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherChronicle Books Digital
    Release dateJun 1, 2012
    ISBN9780811875776
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    Core Memory: A Visual Survey of Vintage Computers
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    John Alderman

    John Alderman has been part of the online revolution since the launch of ‘HotWired’, the world’s first commercial web site. As the culture editor for ‘Wired News’, Alderman began covering the explosion of online music just as the MP3 phenomenon gathered steam. He has written for ‘Wired’, ‘i-D’, ‘Details’ and ‘Salon’, and is a frequent speaker on the subject of new media.

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    • 3/5
      Images are superb. Text could do with some editing, and is more trivia than solid history. Still, there are plenty of computer history books that do not belong on the coffee table. This one does. It will join my (small) collection of techo-pornography, along with "The Illustrated Longitude".
    • 3/5
      Interesting but neither deep on any system nor comprehensive. OK as an overview.