In the Beginning.Was the Command Line (Paperback)

Neal Stephenson

ISBN 10: 0380815931 / ISBN 13: 9780380815937

Published by Harper Perennial, 1999

Paperback. 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. From the "New York Times" bestselling author of "Cryptonomicor" comes a hilarious commentary on computer operating systems and what they reveal about our culture. "(Stephenson) is the hacker Hemingway."—"Newsweek." Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780380815937

Synopsis:

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.

About the Author:

Neal Stephenson is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the novels Termination Shock, Fall; or, Dodge in Hell, The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. (with Nicole Galland), Seveneves, Reamde, Anathem, The System of the World, The Confusion, Quicksilver, Cryptonomicon, The Diamond Age, Snow Crash, Zodiac, and the groundbreaking nonfiction work In the Beginning . . .Was the Command Line. He lives in Seattle, Washington.

Bibliographic Details

Title: In the Beginning.Was the Command Line (...
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Publication Date: 1999
Binding: Paperback
Condition: new