{"product_id":"what-the-dormouse-said-how-the-sixties-counterculture-shaped-the-personal-computer-industry-9780143036760","title":"What the Dormouse Said: How the Sixties Counterculture Shaped the Personal Computer Industry","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"This makes entertaining reading. Many accounts of the birth of personal computing have been written, but this is the first close look at the drug habits of the earliest pioneers.\" \u003ci\u003e--New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMost histories of the personal computer industry focus on technology or business. John Markoff's landmark book is about the culture and consciousness behind the first PCs--the culture being counter- and the consciousness expanded, sometimes chemically. It's a brilliant evocation of Stanford, California, in the 1960s and '70s, where a group of visionaries set out to turn computers into a means for freeing minds and information. In these pages one encounters Ken Kesey and the phone hacker Cap'n Crunch, est and LSD, \u003ci\u003eThe Whole Earth Catalog\u003c\/i\u003e and the Homebrew Computer Lab. \u003ci\u003eWhat the Dormouse Said\u003c\/i\u003e is a poignant, funny, and inspiring book by one of the smartest technology writers around.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-218499\"\u003eJohn Markoff\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/28\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.04h x 5.42w x 0.74d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143036760\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0143036769\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BUS\"\u003eBusiness \u0026amp; Economics\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BUS070030\"\u003eIndustries | Computers \u0026amp; Information Technology\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BUS\"\u003eBusiness \u0026amp; Economics\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BUS077000\"\u003eCorporate \u0026amp; Business History | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BUS\"\u003eBusiness \u0026amp; Economics\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BUS022000\"\u003eEconomic Conditions\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohn Markoff is a senior writer for \u003cb\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/b\u003e who has coauthored \u003cb\u003eCyberpunk: Outlaws and Hackers on the Computer Frontier\u003c\/b\u003e and the bestselling \u003cb\u003eTakedown: The Pursuit and Capture of Kevin Mitnick, America's Most Wanted Computer Outlaw\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42682572603629,"sku":"9780143036760","price":25.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_cb866e38-7b79-4319-adf2-4911456e0ba4.jpg?v=1649724621","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/what-the-dormouse-said-how-the-sixties-counterculture-shaped-the-personal-computer-industry-9780143036760","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}