The soul of a new machine
by Tracy Kidder
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Offers a behind-the-scenes look at the high technology computer industry, observing a crash program to develop a highly complicated machine and the people involved in this competitive business.
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minicomputers, Informatica, Ordinateurs, Design and construction, Ouvrages de vulgarisation, Computer engineering, Conception et construction, Electronic digital computers, Data General Corporation, Popular works, History, Electronic digital computers, design and construction, New York Times reviewed, open_syllabus_project, Architecture des ordinateurs, MiniordinateurPeople
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The Soul of a New Machine Lib/E
May 17, 2016, Little Brown and Company
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in English
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The Soul Of A New Machine
June 1, 2000, Back Bay Books
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in English
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The soul of a new machine
1981, Little, Brown
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in English
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The soul of a new machine
1981, Thorndike Press
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The soul of a new machine
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"The Soul of a New Machine" is a non-fiction book written by Tracy Kidder and published in 1981. It chronicles the experiences of a computer engineering team racing to design a next-generation computer at a blistering pace under tremendous pressure. The machine was launched in 1980 as the Data General Eclipse MV/8000. The book won the 1982 National Book Award for Non-fiction and a Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction.
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