anyone read dealers of lightning?

[Curt @ Atari Museum]

I read it, it was a good read, it really visualizes to the reader the 
whole atmosphere of PARC from its beginnings, I thought it well detailed 
how corporate nearly lost its prized possession - the Xerox copier with 
its arrogance.   The refrigerator sized video frame buffer system and 
other amazing products, its a lot more then just a discussion about the 
Alto and the GUI.    Its a good book overall.

If you enjoy reading it, also read Soul of a new Machine, its about the 
creation of Data General and I think that was an even better read.



Curt



Keith Monahan wrote:
> Has anyone read Dealers of Lightning: Xerox PARC and the Dawn of the
> Computer Age ?
>
> http://www.amazon.com/Dealers-Lightning-Xerox-PARC-Computer/dp/0887309895
>
> I swear the more and more I read about the history of computers, the
> more I keep coming back to Xerox PARC.  The 70's must have been a pretty
> exciting time to be there.
>
> Anyone have any back stories or have read the book?  I've got it on
> order, but I've read some scathing reviews about how the author got it
> wrong.  I know some of the scathing reviews might be by people who
> weren't described in a favorable light in the book --- but I've seen
> plenty of technical stories get screwed up.
>
> Also any comments on Racing the Beam: The Atari Video Computer System
> would be helpful.
>
> Thanks
>
> Keith
>
>
>