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 343
... Lotus Development Corpora- tion was going to be a serious software powerhouse . Rosen didn't pass on the idea . He kicked in the $ 1 million seed cap- ital in 1982 to get Lotus Development Corporation off the ground . In April 1982 , Lotus ...
... Lotus Development Corpora- tion was going to be a serious software powerhouse . Rosen didn't pass on the idea . He kicked in the $ 1 million seed cap- ital in 1982 to get Lotus Development Corporation off the ground . In April 1982 , Lotus ...
Page 344
... Lotus 1-2-3 was a remarkable gamble . It was hands- down the biggest marketing blitz to date in the short history of the per- sonal computer industry . To run the campaign , Kapor hired consultants McKinsey & Company , and McKinsey ...
... Lotus 1-2-3 was a remarkable gamble . It was hands- down the biggest marketing blitz to date in the short history of the per- sonal computer industry . To run the campaign , Kapor hired consultants McKinsey & Company , and McKinsey ...
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... Lotus Development Corporation T THE HEIGHT OF HIS POWER AND INFLUENCE AT LOTUS DEVELOP- Ament Corporation , Mitch Kapor walked away from it all . Lotus had grown large very quickly . The first venture capital arrived in 1982 , Lotus 1-2 ...
... Lotus Development Corporation T THE HEIGHT OF HIS POWER AND INFLUENCE AT LOTUS DEVELOP- Ament Corporation , Mitch Kapor walked away from it all . Lotus had grown large very quickly . The first venture capital arrived in 1982 , Lotus 1-2 ...
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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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