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1974 book by Ted Nelson
Computer Lib/Dream Machines is a 1974 book by Ted Nelson, printed as a two-front-cover paperback to indicate its "intertwingled" nature. Originally self-published by Nelson, it was republished with a foreword by Stewart Brand in 1987 by Microsoft Press. Wikipedia →
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MultimediaRandall Packer, Ken Jordan · 2001
Computer Lib/Dream MachinesTed Nelson · 1974- 📕Computer Lib/Dream MachinesTed Nelson · 2019
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