In the Beginning was the Command Line

Neal Stephenson

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Harper Collins
01 November 1999

Science fiction; Ethical & social aspects of computing; Operating systems; Science

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.

By: Neal Stephenson
Imprint: Harper Collins
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 146mm, Spine: 11mm
Weight: 249g
ISBN: 9780380815937
ISBN 10: 0380815931
Pages: 151
Publication Date: 01 November 1999
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for In the Beginning was the Command Line

""A powerful voice of the cyber age.""--""USA Today""Stephenson is a literary visionary of the technological future.""--""Seattle Weekly""In the network world of the silicon samurai Stephenson is a big-time.""--""Cleveland Plain Dealer