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 236
... Terrell chose to ignore it . He was selling all the Altairs he could get , between 10 to 50 a month , plus any- thing else he could get from IMSAI and Proc Tech . The MITS edict , Terrell concluded , was not only pointless but , if he ...
... Terrell chose to ignore it . He was selling all the Altairs he could get , between 10 to 50 a month , plus any- thing else he could get from IMSAI and Proc Tech . The MITS edict , Terrell concluded , was not only pointless but , if he ...
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... TERRELL BUTE SHOP EUTE SHOP COMPUTER STORE COMPUTER STORE COURTESY OF PAUL TERRELL blown directly into a telephone receiver , the whistle exactly. Paul Terrell in his Byte Shop , which he opened in 1975 in Mountain View , California The ...
... TERRELL BUTE SHOP EUTE SHOP COMPUTER STORE COMPUTER STORE COURTESY OF PAUL TERRELL blown directly into a telephone receiver , the whistle exactly. Paul Terrell in his Byte Shop , which he opened in 1975 in Mountain View , California The ...
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... Terrell , one of the industry's earliest retailers , was in attendance . Jobs gave Terrell a personal demonstration of the machine . " Take a look at this , " Jobs told Terrell . " You're going to like what you see . " Jobs was right .
... Terrell , one of the industry's earliest retailers , was in attendance . Jobs gave Terrell a personal demonstration of the machine . " Take a look at this , " Jobs told Terrell . " You're going to like what you see . " Jobs was right .
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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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