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jraines on April 9, 2015 | parent | context | favorite | on: Ask HN: Which book are you reading these days?

The Dream Machine: J.C.R. Licklider and the Revolution That Made Computing Personal

Rainbows End by Vernor Vinge

One traces the history of computing from inception to roughly 1990, the other feels like it picks it up around 2030. Highly recommend both.

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