The Friendly Orange Glow
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The Friendly Orange Glow
Brian Dear
4 people recommended it in 2 threads, 2020.
What people on Hacker News said
The Friendly Orange Glow : The Untold Story of the PLATO system and the dawn of cyberculture (2017) is a really interesting book about a system few people here would probably have heard of.
"The Friendly Orange Glow" by Brian Dear is a well-written history of the PLATO computer system and, most importantly, of the community that grew around it.
Where it comes up
- Ask HN: Computer Science/History Books? 2020 · 3 recommendations
- Ask HN: What was a book that changed your life? 2020 · 1 recommendation