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Fire in the Valley: The Making of the Personal Computer

Paul Freiberger, Michael Swaine

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blueyes
Fire in the Valley: The Making of the Personal Computer High Stakes, No Prisoners - history of the birth of the Internet written by the founder of FrontPage, with a keen critique of Netscape's history - Charles Ferguson Computer Wars - a look at the decline of IBM by the early 90s - Charles Ferguson Valley of Genius: The Uncensored History of Silicon Valley - An oral history of the Valley in the 80s and 90s.
johnb
A few good ones that haven't been mentioned yet: * "IBM's 360 and Early 370 Systems " https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/ibms-360-and-early-370-system... (https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/ibms-360-and-early-370-systems) * "Broad Band: The Untold Story of the Women Who Made the Internet" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35953464-broad-band * "Fire in the Valley: The Making of the Personal Computer" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1427580.Fire_in_the_Vall... (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1427580.Fire_in_the_Valley)