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Readme: A Bookish History of Computing from Electronic Brains to Everything Machines

Contributor(s): McCray, W Patrick (Author)

ISBN: 9780262553483

Publisher: MIT Press

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Pub Date: December 2, 2025

LCCN: 2024059522

Lexile Code: 0000

Features: Bibliography, Index, Price on Product

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 1.20" H x 8.90" L x 6.00" W ( 1.05 lbs) 376 pages

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Description: "README offers a readable half-century of bookish history that explains how computers became popular and pervasive"-- Provided by publisher.

Review Quotes: "Whether writing about the familiar or the forgotten, McCray simply knows how to tell a good story, and the result is a refreshingly original account of how print publication influenced the earliest days of Silicon Valley and, in turn, how computing transformed print."
--Lisa Gitelman, author of Always Already New and Paper Knowledge

"What an enjoyable journey through the world of books--yes, books--that guided us as we encountered this improbable invention."
--Paul Ceruzzi, Curator Emeritus, National Air and Space Museum

"A wonderfully readable look at the interface between book history and computer history, README retells some familiar stories while uncovering a good many more, accompanying them with critical analysis, interviews with industry figures, and fresh archival scrutiny."
--Matthew Kirschenbaum, author of Track Changes and Bitstreams

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