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Re:A fundamental introduction to x86 assembly programming by rashkov on Sunday May 15, 2016 @01:13AM (#11699546)
I'm reading Hackers by Stephen Levy right now and DEC's pdp computer era as described seems like a real golden age. I'd enjoy more history book recommendations along this line if anyone knows of some
Re:A fundamental introduction to x86 assembly programming by jacalata on Sunday May 15, 2016 @03:00AM (#11699831)
The Soul of a New Machine, about building the first Data General machines.
Re:A fundamental introduction to x86 assembly programming by Timethy on Sunday May 15, 2016 @02:50AM (#11699809)
Sunburst the Ascent of Sun Microsystems. Terrific stories, so many lessons.
Re:A fundamental introduction to x86 assembly programming by pwaring on Sunday May 15, 2016 @03:55PM (#11702457)
Specifically about British computing is Electronic Dreams (Tom Lean) (disclosure: I went to university with the author).

The Cogwheel Brain: Charles Babbage and the Quest to Build the First Computer (Doron Swade) is also an interesting read, especially as Babbage's ideas were eventually vindicated when the Science Museum built it in the 1990s and it worked.