What the Dormouse Said: How the Sixties Counterculture Shaped

What the Dormouse Said: How the Sixties Counterculture Shaped the Personal Computer Industry

Most histories of the personal computer industry focus on technology or business. John Markoffâ€™s landmark book is about the culture and consciousness behind the first PCsâ€”the culture being counterâ€“ and the consciousness expanded, sometimes chemically. Itâ€™s a brilliant evocation of Stanford, California, in the 1960s and â€™70s, where a group of visionaries set out to turn computers into a means for freeing minds and information. In these pages one encounters Ken Kesey and the phone hacker Capâ€™n Crunch, est and LSD, The Whole Earth Catalog and the Homebrew Computer Lab. What the Dormouse Said is a poignant, funny, and inspiring book by one of the smartest technology writers around.

Country	USA
Brand	Random House Books for Young Readers
Manufacturer	Penguin Publishing Group
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9780143036760
Color	Black
ReleaseDate	2006-02-28
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
EANs	9780143036760

What the Dormouse Said: How the Sixties Counterculture Shaped the Personal Computer Industry