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    Book cover for The Dream Machine by M. Mitchell Waldrop — Editorial Identification.
    Non-Fiction2018

    The Dream Machine

    by M. Mitchell Waldrop

    The most comprehensive history of how the personal computer revolution came to be, centered on J.C.R. Licklider.

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    Patrick Collison·Verified DirectPersonal Website

    Included in: Collison 2026 Bookshelf

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    "Stripe CEO cites this as the #1 book for understanding computing's DNA."

    "The most comprehensive history of how the personal computer came to be."

    — Patrick Collison,
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