Opening the stacks
John Alderman, Mark Richards
1 book · 2007 · non-fiction, technology, history
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Themes
vintage computerstechnology historyvisual surveycomputer architectureretro aestheticsdigital heritagetechnological nostalgia
Key Concepts
parallel-processing2user-interface-design2early-personal-computer2hardware-limitations2aesthetic-appreciation1technological-interpretation1historical-contextualization1museum-curation1computers-as-cultural-artifacts1mercury-delay-line-memory1magnetic-drum-memory1stored-program-computer1fear-uncertainty-doubt1early-computer-commercialization1von-neumann-architecture1ias-machines1core-memory1time-sharing-operating-system1magnetic-core-memory1real-time-computing1