This might be a bit broader but I enjoyed "How We Got Here" by Andy Kessler, which is available for free (emailed link[1] or direct[2] if you prefer. It's more about how the systems and engineering that predated computing influenced its development to where it is now. Actually it's argument is it's been computing all along since before we had vacuum tubes. Worth a read.
[1] http://akessler.blogs.com/andy_kessler/2005/04/hwgh.html
[2] http://www.andykessler.com/andy_kessler/excerpts/How_We_Got_...