Retro Computing Books

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The CRPG Book Project - Expanded Edition The CRPG Book Project - Expanded Edition (ebook)
by (shelved 1 time as retro-computing)
avg rating 4.46 — 286 ratings — published 2018
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Exploring Roguelike Games Exploring Roguelike Games (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as retro-computing)
avg rating 4.00 — 7 ratings — published
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The Difference Engine : Charles Babbage And The Quest To Build The First Computer The Difference Engine : Charles Babbage And The Quest To Build The First Computer (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as retro-computing)
avg rating 3.75 — 310 ratings — published 2000
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The Making of Prince of Persia The Making of Prince of Persia (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as retro-computing)
avg rating 4.09 — 1,971 ratings — published 2011
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Endless Loop: The History of the BASIC Programming Language (Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code) Endless Loop: The History of the BASIC Programming Language (Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code)
by (shelved 1 time as retro-computing)
avg rating 4.22 — 73 ratings — published
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The Sierra Adventure: The Story of Sierra On-Line The Sierra Adventure: The Story of Sierra On-Line (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as retro-computing)
avg rating 4.25 — 160 ratings — published
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UNIX: A History and a Memoir UNIX: A History and a Memoir (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as retro-computing)
avg rating 4.41 — 1,196 ratings — published 2019
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Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings: The rise and fall of Sierra On-Line Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings: The rise and fall of Sierra On-Line (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as retro-computing)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,000 ratings — published
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Sid Meier's Memoir!: A Life in Computer Games Sid Meier's Memoir!: A Life in Computer Games (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as retro-computing)
avg rating 4.17 — 3,746 ratings — published 2020
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Learn Multiplatform Assembly Programming with ChibiAkumas! Learn Multiplatform Assembly Programming with ChibiAkumas! (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as retro-computing)
avg rating 4.29 — 7 ratings — published
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Acorn - A World in Pixels Acorn - A World in Pixels (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as retro-computing)
avg rating 4.57 — 14 ratings — published 2020
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The Art of Intrusion: The Real Stories Behind the Exploits of Hackers, Intruders and Deceivers The Art of Intrusion: The Real Stories Behind the Exploits of Hackers, Intruders and Deceivers (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as retro-computing)
avg rating 3.91 — 3,615 ratings — published 2005
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10 PRINT CHR$(205.5+RND(1)); : GOTO 10 10 PRINT CHR$(205.5+RND(1)); : GOTO 10
by (shelved 1 time as retro-computing)
avg rating 3.85 — 249 ratings — published 2012
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A Mind at Play: How Claude Shannon Invented the Information Age A Mind at Play: How Claude Shannon Invented the Information Age (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as retro-computing)
avg rating 4.15 — 2,940 ratings — published 2017
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The Supermen: The Story of Seymour Cray and the Technical Wizards Behind the Supercomputer The Supermen: The Story of Seymour Cray and the Technical Wizards Behind the Supercomputer (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as retro-computing)
avg rating 4.07 — 175 ratings — published 1997
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Bright Boys: The Making of Information Technology Bright Boys: The Making of Information Technology (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as retro-computing)
avg rating 3.50 — 16 ratings — published 2010
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Edison's Eve: A Magical History of the Quest for Mechanical Life Edison's Eve: A Magical History of the Quest for Mechanical Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as retro-computing)
avg rating 3.62 — 323 ratings — published 2002
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When Computers Were Human When Computers Were Human (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as retro-computing)
avg rating 3.96 — 57 ratings — published 2005
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Top Secret Ultra Top Secret Ultra (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as retro-computing)
avg rating 3.83 — 30 ratings — published 1980
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Darwin Among the Machines: The Evolution of Global Intelligence (Helix Books) Darwin Among the Machines: The Evolution of Global Intelligence (Helix Books)
by (shelved 1 time as retro-computing)
avg rating 3.84 — 414 ratings — published 1997
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The Victorian Internet: The Remarkable Story of the Telegraph and the Nineteenth Century's On-line Pioneers The Victorian Internet: The Remarkable Story of the Telegraph and the Nineteenth Century's On-line Pioneers (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as retro-computing)
avg rating 3.96 — 3,635 ratings — published 1998
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Turing's Cathedral: The Origins of the Digital Universe Turing's Cathedral: The Origins of the Digital Universe (ebook)
by (shelved 1 time as retro-computing)
avg rating 3.60 — 4,730 ratings — published 2012
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IBM's Early Computers IBM's Early Computers (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as retro-computing)
avg rating 4.29 — 24 ratings — published 1985
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John von Neumann and the Origins of Modern Computing (History of Computing) John von Neumann and the Origins of Modern Computing (History of Computing)
by (shelved 1 time as retro-computing)
avg rating 3.58 — 45 ratings — published 1990
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Digital Apollo: Human and Machine in Spaceflight Digital Apollo: Human and Machine in Spaceflight (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as retro-computing)
avg rating 4.30 — 671 ratings — published 2008
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Between Human and Machine: Feedback, Control, and Computing before Cybernetics (Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology) Between Human and Machine: Feedback, Control, and Computing before Cybernetics (Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology)
by (shelved 1 time as retro-computing)
avg rating 4.18 — 34 ratings — published 2002
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Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as retro-computing)
avg rating 4.16 — 8,616 ratings — published 1984
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