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Page 42
... later loaded back into memory . When Allen first demonstrated BASIC to Roberts , he had carried it in with him on paper tape . Later , paper tape would for a time be the major means of distributing the language . Bill Gates would later ...
... later loaded back into memory . When Allen first demonstrated BASIC to Roberts , he had carried it in with him on paper tape . Later , paper tape would for a time be the major means of distributing the language . Bill Gates would later ...
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... later Digital Microsystems , and Kildall wrote software as Intergalactic Digital Research ( later Digital Research ) . Although the San Francisco Bay Area was a hub of development , the phe- nomenon was nationwide . In Denver , “ Dr ...
... later Digital Microsystems , and Kildall wrote software as Intergalactic Digital Research ( later Digital Research ) . Although the San Francisco Bay Area was a hub of development , the phe- nomenon was nationwide . In Denver , “ Dr ...
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... later on , " Massaro said . Given that target market , Xerox's next move didn't make much sense . " It wasn't a low - cost , entry - level configuration , " Massaro later explained . " It was designed to go after the end user market ...
... later on , " Massaro said . Given that target market , Xerox's next move didn't make much sense . " It wasn't a low - cost , entry - level configuration , " Massaro later explained . " It was designed to go after the end user market ...
Contents
The Voyage to Altair | 25 |
The Miracle Makers | 55 |
Homebrew | 97 |
Copyright | |
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Fire in the Valley: The Making of the Personal Computer Paul Freiberger,Michael Swaine No preview available - 2000 |
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Altair Apple Computer Apple II Apple's BASIC began Bill Gates Bill Millard Bob Marsh building Byte calculator California called chip circuit board Computer Club computer companies ComputerLand Corporation CP/M Cromemco customers David Ahl dealers device Digital Research disk drive Dompier early Ed Roberts employees engineers Espinosa Eubanks Faber Fylstra garage Gary Kildall Gates and Allen Godbout hardware Heiser hobbyists Hoff Homebrew IMSAI industry Intel knew language later Lee Felsenstein Lohse machine magazine mainframe Markkula memory boards Micro microcomputer microprocessor Microsoft Mike Markkula minicomputer MITS MITS's operating system Osborne Paul Allen personal computer Pertec Photo courtesy Popular Electronics problem Proc Tech Processor Technology puter Radio Shack retail Roberts Rubinstein sell semiconductor Shrayer Silicon Valley sold Solomon soon Steve Jobs Steve Wozniak Tandy Terrell things thought told took users VisiCalc wanted Wigginton Woz's Xerox
References to this book
Western Sunrise: The Genesis and Growth of Britain's Major High Tech Corridor No preview available - 1987 |