LaserWriter II
by Tamara Shopsin · first published 2021
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LaserWriter II is a coming-of-age tale set in the legendary 90s indie NYC Mac repair shop TekServe--a voyage back in time to when the internet was new, when New York City was gritty, and when Apple made off-beat computers for weirdos. Our guide is Claire, a 19-year-old who barely speaks to her bohemian co-workers, but knows when it's time to snap on an antistatic bracelet. Tamara Shopsin brings us a classically New York novel that couldn't feel more timely. Interweaving the history of digital technology with a tale both touchingly human and delightfully technical, Shopsin brings an idiosync
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There's a recent novel by Tamara Shopsin called "LaserWriter II" [1] that gives off that "sense of pioneering or discovery" feel for all ~200 of its pages. I highly recommend it if you're looking for a quickish read. [1] https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374602581/laserwriterii
on “Apple Interview – 1995” ↗If you liked this, you might like the novella "Laserwriter II" by Tamara Shopsin. https://www.theverge.com/c/22713440/the-worst-thing-on-earth...
on “Fixing Macs door to door” ↗If you're looking for this sense of nostalgia in book form, I highly recommend reading "LaserWriter II" by Tamara Shopsin [1]. It's 90s tech nostalgia wrapped in a concise narrative about a college student going to work at a computer repair shop. I also recommend her memoir "Arbitrary Stupid Goal" [2]…
on “Getting my daily news from a dot matrix printer” ↗Just read “LaserWriter II” and it was a surprisingly fun read. All about the characters in an old Apple repair shop in the ‘90s. The writing style is really unique, and the nostalgia was high. Discovered it while eavesdropping…
on “Ask HN: What's the best book you read in 2021?” ↗Ha ha, just finished reading "Laserwriter II" [1] by Tamara Shopsin last night and it reminds me of this. It was a fun little book if only for the trip down memory lane before Apple stores and Genius Bars when ma and pa shops would repair Macs.…
on “Apple must pay a man $1,000 for not including a power adapter with new iPhone” ↗