Computer Lib/Dream Machines : Ted Nelson : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

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Computer Lib/Dream Machines is a 1974 book by Ted Nelson, printed as a two-front-cover paperback to indicate its "intertwingled" nature. Originally self-published by Nelson, it was republished with a foreword by Stewart Brand in 1987 by Microsoft Press.

In Steven Levy's book HackersComputer Lib is described as "the epic of the computer revolution, the bible of the hacker dream. [Nelson] was stubborn enough to publish it when no one else seemed to think it was a good idea."

Published just before the release of the Altair 8800 kit, Computer Lib is often considered the first book about the personal computer.