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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Page 332
... Gary Kildall and help arrange a meeting . Gates later said that he called Kildall and told him that these were " important cus- tomers " and to " treat them right . " He handed the phone over to the IBM representative , who made an ...
... Gary Kildall and help arrange a meeting . Gates later said that he called Kildall and told him that these were " important cus- tomers " and to " treat them right . " He handed the phone over to the IBM representative , who made an ...
Page 384
... Gary wasn't really all that interested in what customers wanted . Gary was only interested in inventing . On ... Kildall in research and development . Gates chuckled . Gary had set up an R & D department ! It was such an academic thing ...
... Gary wasn't really all that interested in what customers wanted . Gary was only interested in inventing . On ... Kildall in research and development . Gates chuckled . Gary had set up an R & D department ! It was such an academic thing ...
Page 385
... Gary wasn't talk- ing about Apple so much as Microsoft . Kildall hated the fact that Gates , this dropout , this businessman , was winning the acclaim for his own inventions . " All of a sudden , there was this cauldron of resent- ment ...
... Gary wasn't talk- ing about Apple so much as Microsoft . Kildall hated the fact that Gates , this dropout , this businessman , was winning the acclaim for his own inventions . " All of a sudden , there was this cauldron of resent- ment ...
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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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