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The Soul of a New Machine

De: Tracy Kidder
Narrado por: Ben Sullivan
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Computers have changed since 1981, when Tracy Kidder memorably recorded the drama, comedy, and excitement of one company's efforts to bring a new microcomputer to market. What has not changed is the feverish pace of the high-tech industry, the go-for-broke approach to business that has caused so many computer companies to win big (or go belly up), and the cult of pursuing mind-bending technological innovations. The Soul of a New Machine is an essential chapter in the history of the machine that revolutionized the world in the 20th century.

©2011 Tracy Kidder (P)2016 Hachette Audio Ciencia y Tecnología Historia Historia y Cultura Ingeniería Profesionales e Investigadores Tecnología Software Ciencias de la computación Negocio Innovación Programación
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This tells what happens in the creation of ONE computer. It was complete, it gave a thorough breakdown of how it happened, and it was interesting. It didn't describe other computer development.

It is hard to extrapolate any useful lessons from this account. I liked it, but I would have LOVED if it had posited how this story could be used to guide new development or teams. That would have been more compelling.

About one machine

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I can see why the book won awards back in the day. The writing is compelling and the narrative and is engaging. I especially liked how the author is able to get into integrated circuit design in a way that’s approachable. We don’t really learn too much about integrated circuits in modern computer science unless you focus on that.

Great read in 2022

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I was first introduced to this book in the 1980's while working at a computer development department at a major aerospace company. And I had always intended to read this book because it was obviously something I could relate to.
The thing is, what it really describes is typical politics of just about any electronics/software development company. The management, the tyrants, the superstars, the lackeys. Truly this describes most of the companies and project teams I have worked on. So you might interpret this as being near and dear, or to familiar to be interesting.
I recognize this was written years ago, but many of the technical concepts and innovations described weren't really that revolutionary and were kind of typical. Moral of the story, data general wasn't really all that revolutionary or innovative..
I can see the interest in the book, but maybe it is a bit too removed from current technology to be that interesting anymore.

What I didn't like was the narrator. Just awful, butchering the pronunciation of engineering and technology terms continually to the point of distraction and cringe.

Wanting to read for years, but disappointed

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Gives a close up feel of a computers genesis . Dont need to be technical to enjoy this.

Gives a close up feel of a computers genesis

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This is a great read for engineers that have been on projects like this. Amazing how far development has come and still a lot of the same issues are there

A definite read for IT history fans

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I read this book years ago when it was first published. As I am an electrical engineer that has worked in teams releasing complex machines, it is interesting to draw parallels between the Eclipse team and the teams where I have been a key player.
Great enjoying it on Audible. I listen to an Audible book every morning while taking a walk through my neighborhood.

I read this book years ago ..

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The best things in life are the those that passed the tests of time. 1010101

We grew the technology of our day as awesome.

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A few years old now, it is still absorbing and intriguing to follow the triumphs and travails of creating a new computer!

Fascinating!

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This was a really interesting book to listen to. It's old, but didn't feel irrelevant. The author did a great job of taking something very technical (the design of a new micro computer) and weaving it into a story.
I enjoyed getting a view into the world of computer hardware.
The narrator did a great job and kept me interested and held my attention.

If you're at all interested in technology or computers, this should be on your reading list.

Entertaining listen

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I never used a CDC machine but I knew they were “hot” about 1970. I found it interesting- fixing bugs in a new machine. I also enjoyed “When Wizards Stay up Late..” which is making of the first internet (Arpanet).

Interesting deep dive into computer entrepreneurship with

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