What are some good ebooks about the history of the computer industry?

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I recently came across the story of WordPerfect because of a comment on hw (http://www.wordplace.com/ap/) and I found the CEO story to be so interesting because it covers running a business by programmers in the pre/post-windows era of history.I'm trying to find other books about the history of the computer industry from an insiders prespective.Can anyone recommend anything similiar?

yesenadam · Accepted Answer

This seems close to a dupe ofAsk HN: Books on the inside stories of big tech?https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27520526from 2 days ago.

jschveibinz · Answer

&ldquo;The Idea Factory&rdquo; is the story of Bell Labs and the development of the transistor which led to Silicon Valley.

__d · Answer

Fire in the Valley, Freiberger and Swaine.Soul of a New Machine, Tracey Kidder.Dealers in Lightning, Michael Hiltzik.

auslegung · Answer

I&rsquo;ve only read two and I enjoyed them both.- Steve Wozniak&rsquo;s autobiography- Walter Isaacson&rsquo;s The Innovators

What are some good ebooks about the history of the computer industry?

This seems close to a dupe of
Ask HN: Books on the inside stories of big tech?
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27520526
from 2 days ago.

“The Idea Factory” is the story of Bell Labs and the development of the transistor which led to Silicon Valley.

Fire in the Valley, Freiberger and Swaine.
Soul of a New Machine, Tracey Kidder.
Dealers in Lightning, Michael Hiltzik.

I’ve only read two and I enjoyed them both.
- Steve Wozniak’s autobiography
- Walter Isaacson’s The Innovators