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In the Beginning...was the Command Line
In the Beginningwas the Command Line
Author: Neal Stephenson
This is "the Word" -- one man's word, certainly -- about the art (and artifice) of the state of our computer-centric existence. And considering that the "one man" is Neal Stephenson, "the hacker Hemingway" (Newsweek) -- acclaimed novelist, pragmatist, seer, nerd-friendly philosopher, and nationally bestselling author of groundbreaking lit...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780380815937
ISBN-10: 0380815931
Publication Date: 11/1/1999
Pages: 160
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3.5 stars, based on 45 ratings
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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Neal Stephenson's view of the state of all things computer. Technology has changed drastically since this was written, but still a necessary read for Stephenson fans and tech geeks everywhere.
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