I think a nice corollary to this story would be "if only more computer historians could own professional hockey teams..." Scott Campbell Associate Director, Centre for Society, Technology and Values University of Waterloo Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1 519-888-4567 x35635 sm2campb@uwaterloo.ca http://eng.uwaterloo.ca/~sm2campb On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 1:02 PM, Ceruzzi, Paul <CeruzziP@si.edu> wrote:

Paul Edward's query about books on the history of personal computers was bouncing around in the back of my mind for a while, until I went to my files & found my notes on a very interesting book:

"Blue Magic: the People, Power and Politics Behind the IBM Personal Computer." Authors: James Chposky & Ted Leonsis. New York: Facts on File 1988. Yes, the same Ted Leonsis who now owns the Washington Capitals hockey team, which made a run for the Stanley Cup and is by far the hottest professional team in DC. Leonsis is easily one of the most popular people in DC right now, and for a good reason.

If only the owners of the Washington Redskins, Wizards, and Nationals could write about computer history...

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