The Comprehensive, User-Lovable Menu of Computer Lore, Culture, Lifestyles and Fancy
by The Lunch Group & Guests
Edited by Steve Ditlea
published 1984
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From Computer Lunch to Digital Deli
The Digital Deli Map of Personal Computer America by Rick Meyerowitz
APPETIZERS
Binary Choices and the Tao of Home Computers by Steve Ditlea
THE HUMAN COMPUTER
POWERS OF TWO
History's Great Computer Eccentrics by Marguerite Zientara
THE PASCALINE AND THE LEIBNIZ CALCULATOR
ADA LOVELACE: THE FIRST COMPUTER PROGRAMMER BY HOWARD RHEINGOLD
IN THE CARDS
CRACKING THE NAZI CODE
MODEL ONE: THE FIRST MODERN BINARY COMPUTER BY ROE R. ADAMS III
Uncle Sam and the Computer Revolution by Myron Berger
ENIAC YESTERDAY
ENIAC TODAY: R.I.P. BY BOB SCHWABACH
THE ORIGINAL BUG
COMMODORE HOPPER: THE MOTHER OF COBOL BY HOWARD RHEINGOLD
NATIONAL SCIENCE FUNDS
THE SPACE SHUTTLE'S COMPUTERS
Computer Time Line by Carol Iaciofano
Who Needs Personal Computers? by J. Presper Eckert
Solomon's Memory by Les Solomon
THE FIRST DO-IT-YOURSELF PERSONAL COMPUTER BY LARRY STECKLER
THE RISE AND FALL OF THE ALTAIR BY STAN VEIT
YOU'VE COME A LONG WAY, MICRO BY IVAN BERGER
Extinct Computer Quiz by Stan Veit
Inside the Microprocessor by Stan Veit
Hard Facts: Anatomy of a Personal Computer by Marty Norman
Birthing Microchips by Tay Vaughan
CLEAN ROOMS BY TAY VAUGHN
ON SILICON
Microcomputers Today and Tomorrow by Marcian E. Hoff, Jr.
CHIP GENERATIONS
SOUP AND CRACKERS
The Merry Pranksters of Microcomputing by Allan Lundell and Geneen Marie Haugen
THE PHONE PHREAKS BY CHESHIRE CATALYST
AN APPLE FOR THE CAPTAIN BY STEPHEN WOZNIAK
Hacker Ethics by Neal Patrick
SILICON VALLEY "GARAGES" BY SCOTT MACE
Computer Magazine Madness by Stan Veit
HOW TO READ A COMPUTER MAGAZINE BY THE FLASH
THE 10 ESSENTIAL COMPUTER BOOKS BY STEVE DITLEA
WHY I WROTE THE FIRST PERSONAL COMPUTER BOOK BY TED NELSON
Entering the Store Age by Stephanie Rick
Computer User Groups by Josh Martin
Homebrew and How the Apple Came to Be by Stephen Wozniak
COMPUTER GROUP GUIDE BY JOSH MARTIN
COMPUTER FEARS BY GEORGE S. ZARR, JR.
The 30-Minute Computer Show by The Flash
THE ZALTAIR STORY BY STEPHEN WOZNIAK
Cottage Computer Programming by Paul Lutus
Fighting Software Pirates by Gerry J. Elman
Publishers vs. Pirates by Jim Edlin
RAISE HIGH THE SKULL & CROSSBONES BY JOLLY ROGER
Stepping Out with Power and Elegance by Cheryl J. Weiner
The Religion of Computers by Daniel S. Bricklin
THE 10111'RD PSALM BY CHARLES P. RUBENSTEIN
COMPUTERS AND THE HOLY WORD BY CHARLES P. RUBENSTEIN
PERSONAL CHOICES
Test-Driving the Epson QX-10 by Frank Rose
WHAT IS A COMPUTER? BY TED NELSON
Why I Love My Model 100 by Ira Mayer
WHY IS A COMPUTER LIKE AN ELEPHANT? BY KEN USTON
Where Are the VICs of Yesteryear? by Steve Ditlea
Memoirs of an Osborne by David Nimmons
The Atari Affair by Norman Schreiber
The Kaypro, Too by Norman Schreiber
Confessions of an IBM PC Owner by Lindsy Van Gelder
The Apple of My Eye by Steven Levy
WHAT IS A COMPUTER? BY LEE FELSENSTEIN
Sinclair and the Single Woman by Deborah Wise
A COMPUTER DEFINITION BY "MR. WIZARD" (DON HERBERT)
WHAT IS A COMPUTER? BY DOUG COLLIGAN
The Loneliness of the TRS-80 User by Stan Miastkowski
The Mac on Skis by Esther Dyson
FAMILY FAVORITES
A Family Computer Diary by James A., Joan, Jessica, and Joshua Levine
PERSONAL COMPUTERS IN SMALL-TOWN AMERICA BY LAWRENCE C. FALK
The Forty-Year-Old Hippie Brings the Computer Age Home by Ted Richards
The Micro Menage by Michael A. Graziano
"RALPH IS GOING POTTY" BY MICHAEL A. GRAZIANO
COMPUTERIZED FITNESS BY CARY PEPPER
How a Digital Watch Works by Larry Gonick
10 Home Computer Applications to Avoid by David Nimmons
TAKE MY COMPUTER-PLEASE BY HENNY YOUNGMAN
COMPUTERS TOGO BY HAL GLATZER
How Dangerous Is Your Computer? by Thomas Hartmann
HOME COMPUTER SAFETY BY THOMAS HARTMANN
Who's Afraid of Displays? by Leonard R. Harris
The Labor Force by Bonita Taylor
Romance and the Computer by Tamora Pierce
"Woo-Man" by Rebecca Wilson
OVERHEARD ON-LINE BY STEVEN ARCHER
WITH THIS COMPUTER ... BY CHARLES P. RUBENSTEIN
Can This Marriage Be Saved? by Eileen Haas
ONE CREATIVE SOLUTION BY EILEEN HAAS
YOU VS. THE COMPUTER BY EILEEN HAAS
THE LAST RESORT BY EILEEN HAAS
A Love Letter Writing Program by Philip Elmer-Dewitt
WORD SALAD
The Babble of Computer Languages by Robert de Marrais
Bringing Up BASIC by John G. Kemeny and Thomas E. Kurtz
The Logo Lineage by Wallace Feurzeig
THE FORTH ESTATE BY JOHN S. JAMES
The ABC's of Word Processing by Rita Aero and Barbara Elman
ON WORD PROCESSING BY JOHN D. MACDONALD
THE MCWILLIAMS II WORD PROCESSOR BY PETER A. MCWILLIAMS
WHY I GAVE UP WORD PROCESSING BY RANDALL ROTHENBERG
How a Word Processing Program Works by Paul Lutus
PRINTER'S DEVILS BY PAUL LUTUS
The Times Goes Computer by Carla Marie Rupp
Getting a Computer to Write About Itself by Bill Chamberlain
Interactive Fiction and the Future of the Novel by Michael Berlyn and Marc Blank
HOW A COMPUTER RESPONDS TO YOUR WORDS BY MICHAEL BERLYN AND MARC BLANK
Computer Networking Can Change Your Life by Art Kleiner
LOVE ON-LINE BY ART KLEINER
A GUIDE TO COMPUTER NETWORKS BY ART KLEINER
On-Line Publishing and the Word Dance by David R. Hughes, Sr.
WORD DANCE BY DAVID R. HUGHES, SR.
On-Line Etiquette and the Electronic World by James R. Berry
HEY MR. COMPUTER-HEAD! BY L. M. KIT CARSON
The Telephone System of the Future by Lamont Wood
TOMORROW'S PUBLISHING BY PHONE BY LAMONT WOOD
CREATIVE COMBOS
Computer Heroes and Villains in Popular Culture by Terry S. Landau
Of God, Humans and Machines by Michael Kurland
ANOTHER COMPUTER DEFINITION BY RAY BRADBURY
IT DIDN'T COME FROM OUTER SPACE BY WILLIAM TENN (Sorry, this article is not online.)
Computers in Comic Books by Steven Grant
COMPUTERS IN THE FUNNIES BY STEVEN GRANT
Industrial Light & Magic by Neal Weinstock
HOLLYWOOD'S BEST COMPUTER-ANIMATED MOVIES BY RICHARD MEYERS
Pitching the Personals
Computer Graphics by Robert de Marrais
CREATING SCREEN IMAGES BY ROBERT DE MARRAIS
Computers Who Dance by Rebecca Allan with Jane Nisselson
The Sound of Micros by Robert A. Moog
THE MUSICIAN/MACHINE CONNECTION BY HERBIE HANCOCK
DIGITAL KEYBOARD INSTRUMENTS BY ROBERT A. MOOG
Mother Nature Goes Digital by Irv Teibel
The Video Disk Connection by Martin Porter
COME TO YOUR SENSES! BY RALPH BAER
THE DIGITAL AUDIO DISK BY MARTIN PORTER
BRAIN FOOD
A Brief History of Artificial Intelligence by Stephanie Haack
CHECKMATE CHALLENGE BY STEPHANIE HAACK
Clever Hans and "Smart" Software by Teresa Carpenter
Expert Systems by Howard Rheingold
COMPUTER WORMS BY JOHN MARKOFF
EXPERT SYSTEMS HISTORY BY HOWARD RHEINGOLD
The Personal Computer as Therapist by Joanne Tangorra
The Plug-In Practitioner by Judith Stone
DIGITAL MEDICAL GEAR AT HOME
Computer Chess by Dan and Kathe Spracklen
IMPROVING A CHESS CLASSIC BY DAN AND KATHE SPRACKLEN
The Computer Listens Up by Joanne Austin
A FEW WORDS ABOUT SPEECH SYNTHESIS BY LARRY GONICK
FOREIGN DELIGHTS
Micro English: A New Language by Fabrizio Franzi
FRENCH COMPUTER NO-NO'S
Personal Computing in Europe by Colin S. Boettcher
FRENCH (COMPUTER) LOVERS BY JEAN-LOUIS MEILLAUD
DER EUROCOMPUTER PIONIER BY KONRAD Z USE
Keyboard Karma by Alexander Randall V
TECHNO-TOKYO BY ALEXANDER BESHER
China in the Computer Age by Alexander Besher
Micros in Mexico by Neal Weinstock
FRESH GREENS
Screen Envy on Wall Street by Barbara E. and John F. McMullen
HOW COMPUTERS CHANGED WALL STREET BY BARBARA E. AND JOHN F. MCMULLEN
How to Be Your Own Stockbroker by Norm Nicholson
THINK: The IBM Story by Marguerite Zientara
Cashing In: Automated Teller Machines by Candice Zarr
The Home Banking Dilemma by Charline Allen
The Right to Know by Thomas Christo
MY FIRST JOB BY STEVEN ARCHER
How a Spreadsheet Program Works by Robert Frankston
INTEGRATING SOFTWARE BY MITCHELL KAPOR
THE DISCREET CHARMS OF VISICALC BY DAVID NIMMONS
YOUR IRS REFUND CHECK
The Way We Work by Lenny Siegel
SMALL FRY
Computers in the Classroom by Katharine Davis Fishman
LEARNING WITH LOGO BY KATHARINE DAVIS FISHMAN
Babes in Microland by Fred D'Ignazio
MICRO INFANT SOFTWARE SHOPPING GUIDE BY FRED D'IGNAZIO
Why Call It Computer Literacy? by Inabeth Miller
How to Survive Computer Camp by Robert Schwabach
ADULT COMPUTER CAMPS
A Kid's View of Adults and Computers by Luke Meade
THE WELL-DRESSED COMPUTER KID
JUST DESSERTS
The First Golden Age by Steve Bloom
BUSHNELL'S LOST ARCADE CLASSICS
THE JOY OF JOYSTICKS
HOW COMPUTER GAMES SAVED MY LIFE BY STEVE DITLEA
GAME GRAPHICS BY CHRIS CRAWFORD
Computers and Creative Play by Nolan Bushnell
THE MASTERPIECES BY CHRIS CRAWFORD
Hardware and Software Star Trading Cards
COMPUTER BALL BY DOUG GARR
Computer Gaming Methodology by Roe R. Adams III
COMPUTERIZED DRAGONS BY ROE R. ADAMS III
WIZARDS IN GRAY FLANNEL BY ROE R. ADAMS III
Casing the Casinos by Ken Uston
TOMORROW'S SPECIALS
Computopia Now! by Ted Nelson
THE MAGIC BOX BY LES SOLOMON
What Sign Is the Computer? by J. P. Taureau
HOROSCOPE FOR THE COMPUTER AGE BY IAEN SULLIVAN
The Forty-Year-Old Hippie And The Crunchy Computer by Ted Richards
Personal Computers/Personal Freedom by Timothy Leary
The Conservative Computer by Wm. F. Buckley, Jr.
Computers, Cable and the Future by John Gabree
Fifth-Generation Computers by Richard Grigonis
A MICRO VISION BY RICHARD GRIGONIS
The 5 (or 6 or 7 or 8) Generations by Larry Gonick
Soft Is Beautiful by Steve Ditlea
ON SOFTER SOFTWARE BY BILL GATES
COMPUTERS WILL NEVER ... BY ALEXANDER RANDALL V
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