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What the Dormouse Said

How the Sixties Counterculture Shaped the Personal Computer Industry

Book • 2005

Author

John Markoff

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Mentioned in 6 episodes

Mentioned by

Grady Booch

as a book that posits the rise of the personal computer was tied to the hippie counterculture.

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Travis Kitchens

as a book exploring the intertwined origins of the internet and psychedelic culture.

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David Rosenthal

as a book exploring the connection between technology and the counterculture of the 1960s.

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Jason Silva

when discussing the concept of 'performance philosophy'.

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Jason Silva

as a book that chronicles the intersection of 1960s counterculture and early computer culture.

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Andrew McAfee

as John Markoff's book tracing early Northern California computer culture and its diverse influences.

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Jahan Khamsehzadeh

in the context of his dissertation work on psilocybin and its potential role in human evolution.

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Mentioned by Tom Lyon, focusing on the mother of all demos and the Silicon Valley scene.

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