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by nprescott 2271 days ago
A People’s History of Computing in the United States - Joy Lisi Rankin

Joy Rankin draws on detailed records to explore how users exchanged messages, programmed music and poems, fostered communities, and developed computer games like The Oregon Trail. These unsung pioneers helped shape our digital world, just as much as the inventors, garage hobbyists, and eccentric billionaires of Palo Alto.

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Also read its counterpart "The Friendly Orange Glow"