Top 6 Computer History Books - Silicon Valley Computer History

1. The Silicon Boys and Their Valley of Dreams

Silicon Valley computer history from the beginnings of Hewlett-Packard through current events in computer history.

2. Accidental Empires

Robert X. Cringely's tells "How the Boys of Silicon Valley Make Their Millions, Battle Foreign Competition, and Still Can't Get a Date," a look at a different aspect of computer history and its effect on those who make it.

3. Dealers of Lightning: Xerox Parc and the Dawn of the Computer Age

Xerox' Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) plays a pivotal role in computer history.

4. Insanely Great

Subtitled The Life and Times of Macintosh, the Computer That Changed Everything

5. The Valley of Heart's Delight: A Silicon Valley Notebook

Michael Malone grew up in Silicon Valley, and he tells not only the computer history of the Valley, but also the effect of computer history on ordinary people.

6. Soul and Silicon: Spirits in a High-Tech World

The inside flap of this computer history book says it's "about spiritual journeys in the computer technology ... how the unique local... - future-oriented, engineering-driven, nontraditional, changing at the speed of electrons - interacts with and influences the search for meaning in life."