Computer Lib Dream Machines by Nelson Ted (4 results)

Trade paperback. Condition: Good. Rev ed. Trade paperback (US). 336 p. Tempus. Audience: General/trade.

Soft cover. Condition: Very good. First edition. Ted Nelson's self-published spiritual manifesto that inspired a generation of DIY computer lovers and is considered the first book on the personal computer. Nelson is known for coining the terms hypertext and hypermedia in the 1960s and for the ongoing Project Xanadu, a universal and democratic hypertext library. In original wraps that show shallow creasing and rubbing, soiling. First printing. Scarce. 10¾" - 14". book.…

Paperback. Condition: Fair. First Edition; First Printing. Rare 1st/1st. Includes the original $7.00 price and "first edition" printed on the outer cover wrapper. Inner copyright page features the earliest "Hugo's Book Service" distribution imprint line and the statement "additional copies available at" with no subsequent printing history or later dates listed. Lacks any ISBN or barcodes. Unique tete-beche binding, with two books (Computer Lib and Dream Machines) bound back-to-back and upside-down with two front covers. Inscribed "For 3 Rivers, who deliver a system the way Ted Nelson would really love it." on front cover, meaning this books was likely gifted to Three Rivers Computer Corporation, the legendary computing pioneer founded in 1974 at Carnegie Mellon. Covers have moderate to significant rubbing, creasing, and general wear to corners and edges. "Computer Lib" side has an approximately 1/2" tear as do the first two pages. Page corners slightly bent, interior else clean and unmarked. International shipping billed at cost. Photos upon request.; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 126 pages.…

First edition, first printing, inscribed by the author on the Computer Lib front cover, "for John [Pacqua], a wonderful person. Ted Nelson". Widely regarded as the first book on the personal computer, Computer Lib / Dream Machines is rare signed, and this copy additionally has the scarce publicity poster. Computer Liberation: You Can and Must Understand Computers Now encourages its readership to learn about computing. "Any nitwit can understand computers, and many do. Unfortunately, due to ridiculous historical circumstances, computers have been made a mystery to most of the world". On the flip-side, Dream Machines: New Freedom Through Computer Screens - A Minority Report, imagines the future of computers, specifically the use of computer technology in creative and educational fields. It also describes the details of Project Xanadu, the first hypertext project, founded by Nelson in 1960. Folio. Original black and white wrappers, published dos-à-dos. Wrappers lightly toned, spots of wear to spine ends, a few tiny marks to Computer Lib cover: a near-fine copy.…