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Re:Rereading: The Soul of a New Machine by Tracy Kidder by jonjacky on Wednesday November 30, 2022 @10:55PM (#33812128)
Here is an advertising brochure for DG's first product, the Nova minicomputer, when it appeared in 1968. A weird mix of technical information and full-page close up photos of DG executives trying to look tough:

http://archive.computerhistory.org/resources/text/Data_Gener...

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Re:Rereading: The Soul of a New Machine by Tracy Kidder by hnthrowaway0328 on Friday December 02, 2022 @12:11PM (#33833333)
Interesting. I got the exact feeling -- From some pages I read hardcore assembler instructions, but from others I saw someone that looks like a mafia boss.

Must be interesting time though. I love those "Byte" and "Dr.Dobb" magazine ads in general. They are all very creative and sometimes do not shy away from "exotic" stuffs such as beautiful ladies and such. I wonder what sub-industry still has that kind of culture :)

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