“In the beginning, all hardware was open.”

Even though a lot of technical details went flying over my head, I enjoyed the book. It’s a page-turner with juicy (and reflected upon) experiences in a wide range of topics united by a clear idea. Beautiful.

To give a few examples: in this book, there’s a custom-made laptop, arbitrary code execution on the microcontroller of a memory card, and delving into DNA with some grep and awk.

And there are big parts especially useful to a reader who’s considering to manufacture hardware in China.

★★★★★

(396 pages, ISBN: 159327758X, Worldcat, Open Library)