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 174
... began work on the editor . These constituted the essential parts of the operating sys- tem . In addition , he created a BASIC interpreter that allowed him to write programs for the astrology machine . Some of the tricks he learned in ...
... began work on the editor . These constituted the essential parts of the operating sys- tem . In addition , he created a BASIC interpreter that allowed him to write programs for the astrology machine . Some of the tricks he learned in ...
Page 249
... began to expand rapidly . Tandy was not the only company driving prices down , thereby open- ing the market for home computers . Nolan Bushnell's Atari , which initially produced only video game machines , began putting out low - priced ...
... began to expand rapidly . Tandy was not the only company driving prices down , thereby open- ing the market for home computers . Nolan Bushnell's Atari , which initially produced only video game machines , began putting out low - priced ...
Page 398
... began having trouble jus- tifying their existence independent of the Internet , and all began offer- ing Internet access . The sudden popularity of the Internet and the World Wide Web began changing the whole nature of computing , shift ...
... began having trouble jus- tifying their existence independent of the Internet , and all began offer- ing Internet access . The sudden popularity of the Internet and the World Wide Web began changing the whole nature of computing , shift ...
Contents
The Voyage to Altair | 33 |
The Miracle Makers | 75 |
Homebrew | 109 |
Copyright | |
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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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