The Chip
by T.R. Reid · first published 2001
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…I take today's talk about Google/Facebook/Apple/Amazon to be a negotiating tactic to motivate them to act similarly, although I wouldn't be surprised to see real government involvement either. - The Chip by T. R. Reid: the invention of the integrated circuit near-simultaneously by two different people/companies. - Where Wizards Stay up Late by Katie Hafner and Matthew Lyon: the origins of ARPANET at…
on “How to tame the tech titans” ↗"The Chip" by T. R. Reid. Get the second edition, which updates the story with more recent developments. A history of the integrated circuit, starting from vacuum tubes and ending with the politics of today (-ish;…
on “The Joy of Computer History Books” ↗…what is so great about SotNM? (It even won a Pulitzer.) I read a bunch of computer history books last year, and these were all more interesting IMO: - John Gernter, The Idea Factory - T.R. Reid, The Chip - Stephen Levy, Hackers - Katie Hafner and Matthew Lyon, Where Wizards Stay Up Late - Michael Hiltzik, Dealers of Lightning - Susan Lammers, Programmers at Work (Actually I read Levy & Lammers a…
on “Windows NT and VMS: The Rest of the Story (1998)” ↗…works it cites that are very valuable in themselves, depending on your area of interest, are: - R. Hodeson, Crystal Fire (on the invention of the transistor), http://amzn.to/1RictfF - T.R. Reid, The Chip (on the IC), http://amzn.to/1Hdbu8w - E.W. Pugh, IBM's 360 and Early 370 Systems, (on the evolution of computer architecture), http://amzn.to/1NKZcWQ Also, as others have mentioned, Soul of a New Machine…
on “Ask HN: How to learn about the history of computing?” ↗Even integrated circuits, according to The Chip by T.R. Reid. He writes that for several years they were too expensive to compete with wiring together discrete components, but suddenly the space race and arms race demanded small, light electronics,…
on “US Dept of Commerce puts 220% tariff on Bombardier” ↗In The Chip, T. R. Reid talks about how Kilby and Noyce (inventors of the integrated circuit) spent time reading through new patent applications every day/week. As programmers, we spend a lot of time reading blog…
on “'Whitest ever' paint reflects 98% of sunlight” ↗