click to view more

In the Beginning was the Command Line

by [Stephenson, Neal]

$17.70

add to favourite
  • In Stock - Guaranteed to ship in 24 hours with Free Online tracking.
  • FREE DELIVERY by Monday, April 28, 2025
  • 24/24 Online
  • Yes High Speed
  • Yes Protection
Last update:

Description

This is "the Word" -- one man's word, certainly -- about the art (and artifice) of the state of our computer-centric existence. And considering that the "one man" is Neal Stephenson, "the hacker Hemingway" (Newsweek) -- acclaimed novelist, pragmatist, seer, nerd-friendly philosopher, and nationally bestselling author of groundbreaking literary works (Snow Crash, Cryptonomicon, etc., etc.) -- the word is well worth hearing. Mostly well-reasoned examination and partial rant, Stephenson's In the Beginning... was the Command Line is a thoughtful, irreverent, hilarious treatise on the cyber-culture past and present; on operating system tyrannies and downloaded popular revolutions; on the Internet, Disney World, Big Bangs, not to mention the meaning of life itself.

Last updated on

Product Details

  • William Morrow Paperbacks Brand
  • Nov 9, 1999 Pub Date:
  • 9780380815937 ISBN-13:
  • 0380815931 ISBN-10:
  • 160.0 pages Paperback
  • English Language
  • 8 in * 0.36 in * 5.25 in Dimensions:
  • 2 lb Weight: