about the cover illustration
The figure on the cover of Logs and Telemetry is “Cephalonien,” or “Man from Cephalonia,” taken from a collection by Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur, published in 1788. This illustration is finely drawn and colored by hand.
In those days, it was easy to identify where people lived and their trade or station in life by their dress alone. Manning celebrates the inventiveness and initiative of the computer business with book covers based on the rich diversity of regional culture centuries ago, brought back to life by pictures from collections such as this one.