[HN Gopher] Old Computing Books
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       Old Computing Books
        
       Author : joebig
       Score  : 25 points
       Date   : 2024-09-17 20:33 UTC (2 hours ago)
        
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 (TXT) w3m dump (www.computinghistory.org.uk)
        
       | joebig wrote:
       | Even a collection pointing to classic AI books:
       | https://www.computinghistory.org.uk/sec/14007/Artificial-Int...
        
       | axegon_ wrote:
       | My first thought was "I wonder if the C programming language
       | would be on that list" and sure enough... Worth noting that,
       | although the book is 45+ years old, it's aged incredibly well (I
       | know, there have been multiple "patches" applied since the first
       | edition). But considering how books that came out 5 years ago are
       | wildly outdated today, while this one is just as relevant as it
       | was when it first came out is a huge achievement. Major props to
       | Ritchie and Kernighan.
        
       | JKCalhoun wrote:
       | Needs more KIM-1.
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       | The KIM-1 (and MOS Programming and Hardware) manuals are out
       | there -- as is "The First Book of KIM."
        
       | Sad90sNerd wrote:
       | Even the center for computing history can't spell "Ada" right...
       | :(
        
         | nocman wrote:
         | Well, in fairness to them, one of the two books in the list
         | spells it all caps right there on the cover.
        
       | Something1234 wrote:
       | I think my favorite old computing book is the tannenbaum
       | operating systems text book. It features minix and has some super
       | interesting things about the software license and all that. Minix
       | has some super interesting recent history involving the intel
       | management engine.
        
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