Computers: An Illustrated History [Christian Wurster]

[Computer] [Art] [Nostalgia]

Computers: An Illustrated History

Christian Wurster

Taschen, UK. 2001. Hardcover, first edition. Some rubbing to cover, otherwise clean. An excellent copy.

From the publisher:

"Remember your first computer? No doubt it now seems like a relic from the Flintstone era. From automated punch-card calculators to the first personal computers such as the Apple II and Commodore 64, to today's Sony Vaios and PowerBook G4s, the computer has undergone an amazing, rapid evolution in its brief history. Can you believe the computer's first input device was a light pen used to select a symbol on the screen? And that computer keyboards were preceded by teletypewriters? The progress we've witnessed in our lifetimes is mind-boggling. The struggle for the best interface, the greatest design, and the fastest processor have resulted in computers of a size, power, capability and use that were unfathomable only a few decades ago. "

I found this to be an extremely dope, well laid out visual history of computer hardware. One of those deep nostalgic pools full of hope and inspiration. Remember when computers were kind of fun?