PC Roadkill

by Michael I. Hyman

Book Overview

A tremendous compendium of computer humor, failed ad campaigns, very embarrassing gossip, and inside stories and techniques: a hard-drive manufacturer that filled its warehouse with boxes full of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1568843488
• ISBN13: 9781568843483
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Wiley Publishing
• Length: 466 Pages
• Weight: 2.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 7.4" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Simply Inspiring

I absolutely loved this book. The included stories and easter eggs in software are great. I really like the pictures of shirts handed out at some conventions that are pretty funny. In short, the book rules and its worth it if you work in this computer industry. Even if your a word processor you'll find this book funny! (Joke!)

A truly funny book about the inside of the PC industry

This was one of the funniest books that I have ever read. It describes what really happens in the computer industry. From swimming in Lake BillG at Microsoft, (named after Bill Gate's e-mail address, BillG@microsoft.com) to the numerous hilarous code names and then final products (for example Marvel was a code name for The Microsoft Network, but after a threatening note from Marvel Comics, Microsoft changed it). If you really want to laugh, have a good time, and see what really happens inside the computer industry, this is the book to read.

PC's Hall of Shame (er, Fame...)

Reading this book (which I did in an afternoon, as I'm sure you also will), I was amazed to realize that, in about twenty years, we built not only a personal computer industry, but a true folklore, complete with tales for all kinds of subjects! Those of us old enough to remember will find the book deeply nostalgic. And all you "new kids on the block" will be amused at some of the things we used to consider "state-of-the-art"... Anyway, very, very funny (the old ads alone are worth the price of the book). A Must Buy!!!