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Computer Lib/Dream Machines
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<p><i>Computer Lib/Dream Machines</i> is a 1974 book by <a href="/facts/Ted_Nelson/bpuF5gNy">Ted Nelson</a>, printed as a <a href="/facts/Dos-%25C3%25A0-dos_binding/4MypccJo">two-front-cover</a> paperback to indicate its "<a href="/facts/Intertwingularity/SFgUNDCe">intertwingled</a>" nature. Originally self-published by Nelson, it was republished with a foreword by <a href="/facts/Stewart_Brand/BCSscDzA">Stewart Brand</a> in 1987 by <a href="/facts/Microsoft_Press/5bNASSu4">Microsoft Press</a>. </p><p>In <a href="/facts/Steven_Levy/N1xIHBw8">Steven Levy</a>'s book <a href="/facts/Hackers%3a_Heroes_of_the_Computer_Revolution/FqItRzrk"><i>Hackers</i></a>, <i>Computer Lib</i> is described as "the epic of the computer revolution, the bible of the hacker dream. [Nelson] was stubborn enough to publish it when no one else seemed to think it was a good idea." </p><p>Published just before the release of the <a href="/facts/Altair_8800/6wMGsRlW">Altair 8800</a> kit, <i>Computer Lib</i> is often considered the first book about the <a href="/facts/Personal_computer/koaYfNce">personal computer</a>. </p>