Computer Lib / Dream Machines

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book non-fiction book

Computer Lib / Dream Machines is a pioneering 1974 book by Ted Nelson that passionately advocates for personal computing, hypertext, and user empowerment in the digital age.

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Computer Lib / Dream Machines canonical 8
Computer Lib 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book ⓘ
non-fiction book ⓘ
advocates interactive media ⓘ
non-linear writing ⓘ
open access to computing ⓘ
author Ted Nelson ⓘ
centralTheme computers should augment human intellect ⓘ
computers should be understandable by ordinary people ⓘ
users should control information systems ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
criticizes bureaucratic control of computers ⓘ
mainframe-centric computing ⓘ
describedByAuthorAs underground handbook ⓘ
format double-sided book ⓘ
genre computer science literature ⓘ
manifesto ⓘ
technology ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn digital media theory ⓘ
hasPart Computer Lib / Dream Machines self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Computer Lib

Dream Machines ⓘ
hasSlogan You can and must understand computers now ⓘ
inCanonOf history of computing literature ⓘ
hypertext theory ⓘ
influenced digital culture ⓘ
hypertext systems ⓘ
personal computer movement ⓘ
influencedBy Project Xanadu ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mediaType print ⓘ
notableFor critique of centralized computing ⓘ
early advocacy of hypertext ⓘ
early advocacy of personal computing ⓘ
promotion of user control over computers ⓘ
pageLayout collage-like ⓘ
non-linear ⓘ
publicationYear 1974 ⓘ
relatedWork Literary Machines ⓘ
Project Xanadu ⓘ
subject computer literacy ⓘ
human-computer interaction ⓘ
hypertext ⓘ
information technology ⓘ
interactive computing ⓘ
personal computing ⓘ
user empowerment ⓘ
targetAudience computer hobbyists ⓘ
computer users ⓘ
general public ⓘ
timePeriod early personal computing era ⓘ

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Ted Nelson → authored → Computer Lib / Dream Machines ⓘ
Theodor → notableWork → Computer Lib / Dream Machines ⓘ
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Theodor → describedIn → Computer Lib / Dream Machines ⓘ
subject surface form: Theodor Nelson
Project Xanadu → describedIn → Computer Lib / Dream Machines ⓘ
docuverse → documentedIn → Computer Lib / Dream Machines ⓘ
subject surface form: Docuverse
Computer Lib / Dream Machines → hasPart → Computer Lib / Dream Machines self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Computer Lib
Literary Machines → relatedWork → Computer Lib / Dream Machines ⓘ
Xanadu hypertext system → describedIn → Computer Lib / Dream Machines ⓘ
Dream Machines → partOf → Computer Lib / Dream Machines ⓘ
Dream Machines → contrastsWith → Computer Lib / Dream Machines ⓘ
this entity surface form: Computer Lib