History of Computing

As well as the usual ever increasing list of "how to" or "what to" tech books that I try to read, I also like to read a bit about the history of Computing. It is always worth looking at the past as well as the future. Currently I am reading High Stakes, No Prisoners, which is about the very early development, pre Microsoft, of FrontPage by a company called Vermeer Technologies. It's an excellent read. A few of my favourites include Accidental Empires, The Soul of a New Machine, The Nudist on the Late Shift and Fire in the Valley. On the "TODO" list are Founders at Work and Electronic Brains.