An extremely solid history of computing (but with almost no cultural analysis) is Paul Ceruzzi's _History of Modern Computing_. A little more in depth in the cultural analysis is Campbell-Kelly and Aspray's _Computer: A History of the Information Machine_ but really only because they investigate the role of the commercial sector in more depth. Finally, an interesting an often overlooked book is Paul Edwards' _The Closed World_ that details an interesting configuration of military command and control, behavioralism, and computing use. Edwards' book is Foucaldian in the sense that he is detailing a historical episteme that gave rise for the need of computing technology. It is also interesting for its use of literary, cultural, and historical analysis. best- Phillip Thurtle University of Washington Co-editor of H-SCI-MED-TECH