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| The Wealth of Networks : How Social Production Transforms Markets and Freedom | |
| In this free book, Yale law professor Benkler offers a comprehensive catalog of flashpoints in the conflict between old and new information creators. In Benkler's view, the new "networked information economy" allows individuals and groups to be more productive than profit-seeking ventures. |  |
| Open Distributed Systems | |
| Open Distributed Systems by Jon Crowcroft provides an introduction to the principles and practices of distributed computing systems and their application with the use of open standards. DLC: Electronic data processing - Distributed processing. |  |
| A history of the personal computer: the people and the technology | |
| This book is an exciting history of the personal computer revolution. Early personal computing, the "first" personal computer, invention of the microprocessor at Intel and the first microcomputer are detailed. It also traces the evolution of the personal computer from the hardware and software hacker, to its use as a consumer appliance on the Internet. |  |
| Parallel Complexity Theory | |
| This research monograph contains information on the foundations of a complexity theory for parallel computation. |  |
| Funding a Revolution: Government Support for Computing Research | |
| Free online book Funding a Revolution: Government Support for Computing Research addresses how the U.S. computing and communication industries achieved developmental fertility, on what they are built. |  |
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