An indispensable original source is the Usenet group alt.folklore.computers. It's a place where you can meet really eye witnesses of computer history. Discussions are mostly techno-centric but do cover other issues too - sometimes. There are stories like a person getting lost inside a 1950's military-supercomputer (several stories high inside a concrete cube). You may read about life and employment situation of computer experts in the 50's to 70's, catch some glimpses of institutional and political backgrounds and have a lot of fun reading. Gerhard Antonio Roversi wrote:
i am looking for books, essays etc. about a cultural and/or sociological history of computer. I know just one book, e.g. Steven Levy: Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution. Any help/suggestions will be appreciated
-- Gerhard Lukawetz A-1140 Vienna - Austria