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 353
... computer magazines by 1983 , sold the lot to an East Coast conglomerate ... industry still in its infancy , could attract the heir apparent to the ... computer . IBM had chosen to emphasize its name — the best - known three let- ters in ...
... computer magazines by 1983 , sold the lot to an East Coast conglomerate ... industry still in its infancy , could attract the heir apparent to the ... computer . IBM had chosen to emphasize its name — the best - known three let- ters in ...
Page 378
... computer industry . In the industry , only Ross Perot and the cofounders of another high - tech firm , Hewlett - Packard , had reached billionaire status , but most of the leaders of the industry had net worths in the tens of millions ...
... computer industry . In the industry , only Ross Perot and the cofounders of another high - tech firm , Hewlett - Packard , had reached billionaire status , but most of the leaders of the industry had net worths in the tens of millions ...
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... computers were becoming accepted and spreading throughout society ; the personal computer industry had become big business , with ceaseless litigation and the focused attention of Wall Street ; and this technology , pio- neered in ...
... computers were becoming accepted and spreading throughout society ; the personal computer industry had become big business , with ceaseless litigation and the focused attention of Wall Street ; and this technology , pio- neered in ...
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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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