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One of the strengths of the LOGO computer language is its suitability for program constructs involving recursion. Many programming languages have a number of forms of iteration whereby a routine in the program may loop a number of times. In recursion, however, separate copies of the program start up using as input the output of the parent process. The program, in a sense, is alive, and reproduces itself. Using this tool it is remarkably easy to generate both graphical and text objects which ape the products of living organisms with startling fidelity. It is fascinating to do and watch ... but ultimately rather pointless. The same could be said of this book. Levy has collected anecdotes from the various areas, mostly comput... Rest of this review on the detail page
(Review by Rob Slade)
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Robert X. Cringely manages to capture the contradictions and everyday insanity of computer industry empire building, while at the same time chipping away sardonically at the PR campaigns that have built up some very common businesspeople into the household gods of geekdom. Despite some chuckles at the expense of all things nerdy, white, and male in the computer industry, Cringely somehow manages to balance the humor with a genuine appreciation of both the technical and strategic accomplishments of these industry luminaries. Whether you're a hard-boiled Silicon Valley marketing exec fishing for an IPO or just a plain old reader with an interest in business history and anecdotal storytelling, there's something to enjoy here.
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A collection of anecdotes/histories of the computer age where weird things happen.
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A terrible book. I do not recommend this book to anyone.
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The history of building a new 32-bit super-minicomputer, the stories around it, the people around it and how they reacted.
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