The Road Ahead"A masterful job...Inspires all kinds of empowering ways to use technology."-Chicago Tribune. Now updated with new material, the software pioneer describes how emerging technologies will transform human existence in unprecedented ways. |
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The Beginning of the Information Age | 28 |
Lessons from the Computer Industry | 50 |
Applications and Appliances | 96 |
Copyright | |
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