Book Review: Geeks Bearing Gifts

“The book is a quick short read at 199 pages. However, it is
packed with enough information to entice the reader into exploring
computing history and to give them a more real view of the
computing world.

“This latest (self-published) book is another attempt at
educating computer users. The computer revolution has come to pass
and Nelson explores as much of it as possible in a small amount of
space. Instead of preparing for the revolution, Nelson tries to
make us remember it, but not with a nostalgic warmth. His is a
sobering view of computing history, full of force and conflict.

“The book covers a wide variety of conflicts in computing
history from the dominance of UNIX ideas to the war between
copyright and copyleft to the desktop (and now mobile phone)
wars.”

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