Soul of A New Machine

Llegó muy rápido, 3 días antes . Tengo, de hace años la versión en español la encontré en un tienda de libros usados (pero estaba nuevo). Habían muchos, como en calidad de desecho. Y por mucho tiempo estuve buscando la versión original. La compré a muy buen precio. La calidad de impresion y pasta es excelentes. En cuanto a contenido es apasionante (si eres electrónico) el leer como trabajaron en el diseño de una computadora de los años 70s.

The book arrived damaged. See attached photo.

Bom livro. Mostra o desenlvimento de um computador na decada de 80, apesar de ser um "romance" narrando de forma heróica uma série de personagens históricos muito anônimos. É uma referencia interessante para entender a construção de um projetos, principalmente um tão problemático e diversas decisões técnicas e de gestão durante esse período. Não é um livro técnico o que torna muitas coisas simplificadas para o público em geral poder entender.

If you are working in IT industry or a startup, this is a good read. It actually explains how complicated projects were managed in DEC back in 70's. Author explains some computer architecture concepts in a simple manner. End of the book I realised thay managers still use the same techniques with their employees even in these days

I'm old enough to remember the early days of computers. The smell of solder, the punched cards trying to write Fortran, burning EPROMs at midnight. I guess you had to be there to be that close to the story but the story is about men trying to do something that had never been done before. That's why I did it and that's why they also risked a great deal. His seeing into the hearts and minds of the engineers could only come from spending a lot of time with them, to both see and feel the pressure, the pain and well, for some, the rewards.