Fire in the Valley: The Making of the Personal Computer"This updated edition features interviews with the major players, new chapters, dozens of new photos, and updates throughout that carry the story forward into the Internet era. The authors convey the exciting development of companies such as Apple, Microsoft, Sun, Netscape, Lotus, and Oracle."--BOOK JACKET. |
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... Bill Gates . He bragged that he had just joined Gary Kildall in research and development . Gates chuckled . Gary had set up an R & D department ! It was such an academic thing to do . In Gates's view , R & D was just part of doing ...
... Bill Gates . He bragged that he had just joined Gary Kildall in research and development . Gates chuckled . Gary had set up an R & D department ! It was such an academic thing to do . In Gates's view , R & D was just part of doing ...
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... Bill Clones You have to think it's a fun industry . You've got to go home at night and open your mail and find computer magazines or else you're not going to be on the same wavelength as the people [ at Microsoft ] . BILL GATES , 1983 S ...
... Bill Clones You have to think it's a fun industry . You've got to go home at night and open your mail and find computer magazines or else you're not going to be on the same wavelength as the people [ at Microsoft ] . BILL GATES , 1983 S ...
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... Bill Gates COURTESY OF SARAH HINMAN ,. Charles Simonyi and Bill Gates of Microsoft Bill Gates giving a software demo to computer magazine entrepreneur David Bunnell in 1981 Vinod Khosla , Bill Joy , Andy Bechtolsheim , and.
... Bill Gates COURTESY OF SARAH HINMAN ,. Charles Simonyi and Bill Gates of Microsoft Bill Gates giving a software demo to computer magazine entrepreneur David Bunnell in 1981 Vinod Khosla , Bill Joy , Andy Bechtolsheim , and.
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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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