OT: New Stephenson book soon

2 posts · Mar 24 1999 to Mar 24 1999

From: Nathan Pettigrew <nathanp@M...>

Date: Wed, 24 Mar 1999 09:04:25 -0800

Subject: OT: New Stephenson book soon

While The Diamond Age didn't do much for me, Snow Crash was excellent.
> From Amazon:
"Neal Stephenson's giant Cryptonomicon hits the shelves on May 4. Start
sharpening your brain for this big, juicy novel of cryptography, undersea
telecom cables, war, hacking, and down-and-dirty human nature with a
narrative that zooms from present-day Asia to 1940s Europe and back
again.
Pre-order your copy now for delivery as soon as it's published. "

From: db-ft@w... (David Brewer)

Date: Wed, 24 Mar 1999 22:21:02 GMT

Subject: Re: OT: New Stephenson book soon

In message <498BD7245EEFD111BEF800805F9F41BC058B986B@LCH-MSG-01> Nathan
> Pettigrew writes:

I liked Diamond Age, but it didn't feel like it was properly finished. I
recommend Zodiac, highly.

> >From Amazon:
Start
> sharpening your brain for this big, juicy novel of cryptography,

I guess "1940's Europe" fits in with all the entry-level-computer-
science-for-six-year-olds from DA. Turing machines, etc.