platform studies
Nick and Ian have just announced a new MIT Press book series: Platform Studies. The series will investigate the relationships between the hardware and software design of computing systems and the creative works produced on those systems. The first book’s already under contract and will be about the Atari 2600 (sweet!) but Nick and Ian are currently seeking book proposals for the rest of the series. They’ve got a list of example platforms on the Platform Studies website (I’d personally be really keen to see something related to free software) so if you’re interested, why not check out the site and submit something!