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 38
... calculators . The calculator market was a dizzying place to be in the early 1970s . In 1969 , when Intel got the contract to produce calculator chips for the Japanese firm Busicom , the cost to build and sell a calculator nearly ...
... calculators . The calculator market was a dizzying place to be in the early 1970s . In 1969 , when Intel got the contract to produce calculator chips for the Japanese firm Busicom , the cost to build and sell a calculator nearly ...
Page 39
... calculators seemed endless , and great profits were made in meeting the need . By 1972 , TI had entered the calculator business on its own , and other semiconductor manufacturers soon fol- lowed suit . " They just came in and ripped ...
... calculators seemed endless , and great profits were made in meeting the need . By 1972 , TI had entered the calculator business on its own , and other semiconductor manufacturers soon fol- lowed suit . " They just came in and ripped ...
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... calculator but more elaborate than any of HP's small machines . HP already made highly specialized calculators . The calculator market war that had driven Ed Roberts to create the Altair had not hurt HP as much as it had other calculator ...
... calculator but more elaborate than any of HP's small machines . HP already made highly specialized calculators . The calculator market war that had driven Ed Roberts to create the Altair had not hurt HP as much as it had other calculator ...
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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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