The Friendly Orange Glow: The Untold Story of the Rise of Cyberculture
The story about PLATO is not only interesting, but it will also teach you a lesson or two. It explains the fate of great ideas that are not in sync with the times and how large, well-established companies can make bigger mistakes than they can afford....
Was the IT industry exciting and predictable?
Claiming that the IT industry used to be exciting and predictable is a distortion of reality covered by the term "Nostalgia"....