![]() ![]() The Soul of a New Machine was written in 1981, and is one of Tracy Kidder’s first books. But then, I got it! The Soul of a New Machine isn’t really about computers, it’s about the people that are instrumental in finding the innovations that make those machines possible. I kept trying to figure out how a machine could have a soul or what part of the machine I was supposed to think the soul was. Long Review: I have a confession: It took me almost the entire book to figure out what the title of this book, The Soul of a New Machine, meant. ![]() Why I Read It: I want to read everything by Tracy Kidder, and since this was his first major book I figured it was as good a place to start as any. One Sentence Review: While some of the explanations of computer development and software coding went over my head, The Soul of a New Machine is a curious look back at a time when computers weren’t ubiquitous. The Soul of a New Machine is an inside look at one company’s attempt to bring a new microcomputer to the market. Two Sentence Summary: In 1981 computers were new, exciting, and mysterious. ![]()
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