{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Rainbow Dash Network","provider_url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/","type":"link","title":"Patch (patch)'s status on Thursday, 08-Dec-11 09:18:00 UTC","author_name":"Patch (patch)","author_url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/patch","url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/notice\/812826","html":"@<span class=\"vcard\"><a href=\"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/user\/1948\" class=\"url\" title=\"Cerulean Spark\"><span class=\"fn nickname\">ceruleanspark<\/span><\/a><\/span> Hay, you know computer. Can I axe you a question? I'm looking for a good book about the early history of computer hardware--like Manchester Mark I days and before--which talks about their operating principles. Don't suppose you know of anything like that, does you?"}