 First edition cover | |
| Author | Ted Nelson |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Self-published (1st ed.) Tempus Books/Microsoft Press (2nd ed.) |
Publication date | 1974 (1st ed.) 1987 (2nd ed.) |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| ISBN | 0-89347-002-3 |
| OCLC | 217227165 |
Computer Lib/Dream Machines is a 1974 book by Ted Nelson, printed as a two-front-cover paperback to indicate its "intertwingled" nature. Originally self-published by Nelson, it was republished with a foreword by Stewart Brand in 1987 by Microsoft Press.
In Steven Levy's book Hackers, Computer Lib is described as "the epic of the computer revolution, the bible of the hacker dream. [Nelson] was stubborn enough to publish it when no one else seemed to think it was a good idea."[1]
Published just before the release of the Altair 8800 kit, Computer Lib is often considered the first book about the personal computer.[2]
- ^ Levy 2010.
- ^ Wardrip-Fruin & Montfort 2003, p. 301.