In the Beginning . . . Was the Command Line by Neal Stephenson

In the Beginning . . . Was the Command Line by Neal Stephenson

Author:Neal Stephenson
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: _p, _isfdb, _recommend, Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780380815937
Publisher: Avon Books
Published: 1999-11-02T00:00:00+00:00


(1) Randy Farmer, a cofounder of the company, came in for a quick visit along with his family—he was recovering from back surgery at the time. He had some hot gossip: “Windows 95 mastered today.” What this meant was that Microsoft’s new operating system had, on this day, been placed on a special compact disk known as a golden master, which would be used to stamp out a jintillion copies in preparation for its thunderous release a few weeks later. This news was received peevishly by the staff of Electric Communities, including one whose office door was plastered with the usual assortment of cartoons and novelties, e.g.:



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