Author(s): David A. Grier
Edition: 1
Year: 2009
Language: English
Pages: 238
Too Soon to Tell......Page 4
Contents......Page 10
Preface: To Have Been Young in that Hour......Page 12
Section I: The Computer Era (1946–1973)......Page 18
Out of Position......Page 20
Seymour Cray’s Cat......Page 24
Songs of Comfort and Joy......Page 28
Life on the Frontier......Page 34
Museum Pieces......Page 38
The Curve of Innovation......Page 40
Public Image......Page 46
The Enduring Myth of Hardware......Page 48
Choosing Our Way......Page 54
Friend of the Band......Page 56
Family Portrait......Page 60
Section II: The Age of Information (1974–1987)......Page 64
Coming of Age......Page 66
Riding with Bohannon......Page 72
The Language of Bad Love......Page 74
Common Knowledge......Page 80
Conflict-Free Memories......Page 82
On the Right Side of the Road......Page 88
Fork in the Path......Page 94
The Best Deal in Town......Page 100
Crossing the Divide......Page 106
Auditions......Page 112
Annie and the Boys......Page 116
Mergers and Divestitures......Page 124
Old Bottles......Page 128
Section III: The Days of Cyberspace: (1986–2007)......Page 132
Alley Life......Page 134
On the Camino Real......Page 140
Dirty Electricity......Page 146
Because We Were Different......Page 152
A Winter of Hope and A Spring of Despair......Page 158
Coming into the Country......Page 164
Outposts......Page 168
The Captured Imagination......Page 174
Shutdown......Page 178
Force of Nature......Page 184
Ever Onward! Thanks for Asking!......Page 190
Emailing from Armenia......Page 194
The Boundaries of Time......Page 200
Counting Beans......Page 206
The Eyes of the World......Page 212
The Lay of the Land......Page 216
Circle of Light......Page 220
Beyond the Horizon......Page 222
Epilogue: Indicator Lamps......Page 226
Disclaimers, References and Notes......Page 230
Index......Page 252
