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Unearthing Computing's Forgotten Pioneers
- Howard Rheingold recounted researching the overlooked pioneers behind personal computing and wrote Tools for Thought to tell their story.
- The book initially sank but later influenced many readers and thinkers in computing history.
Hardware Lagged Visionary Interfaces
- Early visionaries like Engelbart predicted interaction models decades before hardware could support them.
- Advances slowed as silicon needed to catch up to those interaction concepts.
Tools Need Language, Methods, Training
- Engelbart emphasized coupling tools with language, methods and training (HLAMT) to realize augmentation.
- Rheingold argues we've underinvested in the human and social research needed to use tools effectively.