LEADER 04635nam 2200661 450 001 996198314103316 005 20230125233920.0 010 $a1-282-13708-5 010 $a9786612137082 010 $a0-470-42240-8 010 $a0-470-42239-4 024 7 $a10.1002/9780470422403 035 $a(CKB)1000000000719550 035 $a(EBL)427735 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000260067 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11194692 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000260067 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10192185 035 $a(PQKB)10665207 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC427735 035 $a(CaBNVSL)mat06381790 035 $a(IDAMS)0b00006481be9ff3 035 $a(IEEE)6381790 035 $a(OCoLC)352837502 035 $a(PPN)25438675X 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000719550 100 $a20151222d2008 uy 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aToo soon to tell $eessays for the end of the computer revolution /$fDavid Alan Grier 210 1$aHoboken, New Jersey : $bWiley,$dc2009 210 2$a[Piscataqay, New Jersey] :$cIEEE Xplore,$d[2008] 215 $a1 online resource (254 p.) 225 1 $aPerspectives ;$v60 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-470-08035-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aPreface: To Have Been Young in that Hour. -- Section I: The Computer Era (1946-1973). -- Out of Position. -- Seymour Cray's Cat. -- Songs of Comfort and Joy. -- Life on the Frontier. -- Museum Pieces. -- The Curve of Innovation. -- Public Image. -- The Enduring Myth of Hardware. -- Choosing Our Way. -- Friend of the Band. -- Family Portrait. -- Section II: The Age of Information (1974-1987). -- Coming of Age. -- Riding with Bohannon. -- The Language of Bad Love. -- Common Knowledge. -- Conflict-Free Memories. -- On the Right Side of the Road. -- Fork in the Path. -- The Best Deal in Town. -- Crossing the Divide. -- Auditions. -- Annie and the Boys. -- Mergers and Divestitures. -- Old Bottles. -- Section III: The Days of Cyberspace: (1986-2007). -- Alley Life. -- On the Camino Real. -- Dirty Electricity. -- Because We Were Different. -- A Winter of Hope and a Spring of Despair. -- Coming into the Country. -- Outposts. -- The Captured Imagination. -- Shutdown. -- Force of Nature. -- Ever Onward! Thanks for Asking! -- Emailing from Armenia. -- The Boundaries of Time. -- Counting Beans. -- The Eyes of the World. -- The Lay of the Land. -- Circle of Light. -- Beyond the Horizon. -- Epilogue: Indicator Lamps. -- Disclaimers, References and Notes. -- Index. 330 $aA rich collection of essays that explores enduring themes of the computer eraToo Soon to Tell is a revised and expanded collection of David Alan Grier's popular monthly column "In Our Time" for Computer magazine. In forty-three personal essays-twenty of which are entirely new for this publication-the author draws upon the experiences of everyday people, their companies, and their interactions to reveal how computers moved from the drawing table and into our offices and living rooms. The result is a book that offers a singular portrait of the computer revolution that has yet to be told.Written in a simple, easy-to-follow style that is free of industry jargon, each essay begins with a short introduction that recounts the author's experiences with his students or those of the author's father and his generation of computer scientists-which seamlessly connect the themes that are explored throughout the book. Set against a backdrop that spans more than half a century, this poignant book allows readers to gain an intimate and meaningful understanding of the relationship between humans and machines, the connections between fathers and sons, the impact of rapid technological change on the family, and the revolutionary nature of a technology that has rebuilt human institutions in its own image.Too Soon to Tell is an original and starkly human portrait of the computer era that will entice readers from all walks of life. 410 0$aPerspectives ;$v60 606 $aComputers in literature 606 $aComputers$xHistory 606 $aLiterature and technology 615 0$aComputers in literature. 615 0$aComputers$xHistory. 615 0$aLiterature and technology. 676 $a303.4834 700 $aGrier$b David Alan$f1955-$0845706 801 0$bCaBNVSL 801 1$bCaBNVSL 801 2$bCaBNVSL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a996198314103316 996 $aToo soon to tell$91887921 997 $aUNISA