Core Memory: A Visual Survey of Vintage Computers Featuring Machines from the Computer History Museum by Mark Richards (Photographer), Dag Spicer, Mark Richards (Photographer), Dag Spicer (Foreword by), John Alderman

Product Details

Synopsis

An unprecedented combination of computer history and striking images, Core Memory reveals modern technology's evolution through the world's most renowned computer collection, the Computer History Museum in the Silicon Valley. Vivid photos capture these historically important machines including the Eniac, Crays 1 3, Apple I and II while authoritative text profiles each, telling the stories of their innovations and peculiarities. Thirty-five machines are profiled in over 100 extraordinary color photographs, making Core Memory a surprising addition to the library of photography collectors and the ultimate geek-chic gift.

Forbes

It's almost laughable to think that 40 years ago, a computer with 64K of memory could cost more than $1 million. Even so, we'd be nowhere without those dinosaurs--their punch cards, vacuum tubes and magnetic tape drives paved the way for the PCs of today.

Core Memory, a collection of deliciously detailed photographs taken at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California, pays homage to the proto-computers of the 1940s, '50s, '60s and '70s--not only as onetime technical marvels, but also as fetching, highly collectible objects d'art.—Thomas Jackson

Biography

Mark Richards's work has been featured in numerous publications. He lives in Mill Valley, California.

John Alderman, author of Sonic Boom, lives in San Francisco.