Stretch

From: Marvin <marvin_at_rain.org>
Date: Fri Nov 3 20:46:41 2000

Eric Smith wrote:
>
> It is an excellent book, and I'd highly recommend it to anyone who
> is interested in how computer systems were designed in the late 1950s,
> even if you have no specific interest in Stretch. In fact, much of the
> material is still relevant to computer design today. Unfortunately it
> is rare to find this much insightful analysis into a system design.

Another VERY interesting book is "The Origins of Digital Computers", a
collection of papers edited by Brian Randell. Authors include Babbage,
Hollerith, Zuse, Aiken, and others. A quick search on ABE showed two copies
available at $40 and $150. Hmmm, anyone know what it might be worth so I can
put a copy on Ebay (just a slight poke at those disturbed by Michaels EC-1
post :))?
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