remember the "Whole Earth Catalog"

[onethatcares]

the original, black soft cover, full of everything needed to live anywhere.

I discovered Yurts in that and after all these years am going to build one on a piece of land yet to be decided on.

Just waxing nostalgic.

[wryter2000]

1. They had a store in Berkeley

I bought my first computer from them.

[onethatcares]

2. I was only aware of the

paper edition. I don't remember seeing computers in them, but it was the early 70s.

It was a huge coffee table type book,

Another thing I wish I still had.

[wryter2000]

3. I got my computer in the '90's

I remember the catalogue from waaaay back.

[Auggie]

4. There was one in San Francisco too. It was a lot of fun to browse.

[Brother Buzz]

12. There was a fine one in San Rafael, too

They took over the old roller skating rink down on Francisco Boulevard. Excellent woodworking tool selection (Power and hand). Stewart Brand was living on a tugboat in Sausalito at the time, so I'm guessing that's why the store had an interesting collection of impossible to find boatwright tools.

There may, or may not have been one in Palo Alto, too.

[randr]

5. Good friend was one of the editors

It was like an instruction manuel for a good life.

[sorcrow]

6. Loved it

In 1974 or 1975, my sister and I gave each other a copy for Christmas. What's the theory? Give a present you'd like to receive? I learned tons from it. The sidebars were great. "I cured my warts with a Swiss Army knife" is one that comes to mind.

Regards,
Crow

[llmart]

7. Oh, yes.

I loved that book!

[jpak]

8. Yes - loved it.

Wish I still had it.

[bikebloke]

9. PDF of 1968 Edition

https://monoskop.org/images/0/09/Brand_Stewart_Whole_Earth_Catalog_Fall_1968.pdf

[csziggy]

10. I still have some copies of it around here somewhere!

They had some neat stuff in that catalog.

[dgauss]

11. I remember first seeing that catalog as a kid and being absolutely intrigued.

It was as if there was this whole fascinating parallel universe out there that nobody told me about. Who were the people that did this kind of stuff? What were their lives like? Where did they live? Was "Buckminster" really a name?

[mahatmakanejeeves]

13. It was the internet of its day. I have one sitting around somewhere.

Which one, I can't recall.

[bif]

14. I still have mine. And the sequel.