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  • "The Soul of a New Machine"

    From Ogg@VERT/EOTLBBS to poindexter FORTRAN on Thu Nov 19 08:44:00 2020
    Hello poindexter!

    ** On Tuesday 17.11.20 - 10:11, poindexter.fortran wrote to Pferor:

    A book you might want to check out is "The Soul of a New Machine",
    by Tracy Kidder. It's probably out of print by now; it's the story of
    the people who built a minicomputer at Data General and the story of
    developing the machine. S1 of HACF reminded me of it.

    It *is* still in print. In audio too.

    One review at goodreads is not too kind about it:

    "What the book describes is semi-voluntary slavery, and even
    Kidder recognises it as a recipe for an early burn-out."

    But the majority have enjoyed. I think I would too. Thanks
    for mentioning it.

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