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Re:New Taschen book on the history of the computer by Xenoamorphous on Tuesday May 30, 2023 @06:20AM (#36123167)
It's a pretty well known publisher, their books are usually very good.
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Re:New Taschen book on the history of the computer by jacques-noris on Tuesday May 30, 2023 @06:47AM (#36123322)
The books from taschen are usually pretty, with very shallow texts, most of them sound like PR pieces
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Re:New Taschen book on the history of the computer by tokai on Tuesday May 30, 2023 @07:28AM (#36123573)
They publish the quintessential coffee table books. Pretty but shallow.
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Re:New Taschen book on the history of the computer by ccppurcell on Tuesday May 30, 2023 @12:45PM (#36127111)
They published Oliver Byrne's modernist visual take on the first six books of Euclid's elements. It's not all shallow.
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Re:New Taschen book on the history of the computer by Xenoamorphous on Tuesday May 30, 2023 @07:46AM (#36123671)
Yep probably, still room for some light and visually pleasing reading I guess! Just like I might enjoy watching some John Wick movie knowing full well it won’t go down in history like Citizen Kane.
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Re:New Taschen book on the history of the computer by rchaud on Tuesday May 30, 2023 @09:45AM (#36124822)
The text appears in 3 languages side by side, so there is not much space for exposition.
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