Casting the net

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• teh_klev · Dec 30, 2018 · Recommends

  In addition I'd also recommend "Casting the Net" by Peter H Salus: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Casting-Net-ARPANET-INTERNET-System... I have both books (each now over 20 years old), but I think "Casting the Net" is a slightly more rigorous and somewhat…

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• teh_klev · Jul 7, 2015 · Recommends

  "Casting The Net" is a good companion book to "Where Wizards Stay Up Late" already mentioned here: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0201876744 Again, and already mentioned, "The Soul of a New Machine" by Tracy Kidder is a…

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• teh_klev · Jul 27, 2018 · Recommends

  "Casting The Net" by Peter H Salus is also a pretty decent read: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0201876744/

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• newnewpdro · Dec 31, 2018 · Recommends

  …process, I'm rather annoyed when I bother to read a book that leaves me feeling like I've wasted a significant amount of time with little to show for it. Based on another comment here, I'd recommend giving Casting the Net a read instead.

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• e1ven · Jul 17, 2009 · Mentions

  …and the Revolution That Made Computing Personal DEC Is Dead, Long Live DEC: The Lasting Legacy of Digital Equipment Corporation Priming the Pump: How TRS-80 Enthusiasts Helped Spark the PC Revolution Casting the Net: From ARPANET to INTERNET and Beyond Fools Rush In: Steve Case, Jerry Levin, and the Unmaking of AOL Time Warner The HP Way: How Bill Hewlett and I Built Our Company Fire in the Valley: The Making…

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