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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... minicomputer companies had the money , expertise , and unequaled opportunity to place computers in the hands of nearly every- one . It didn't take a visionary to see a personal - sized computer that could fit on a desktop or in a ...
... minicomputer companies had the money , expertise , and unequaled opportunity to place computers in the hands of nearly every- one . It didn't take a visionary to see a personal - sized computer that could fit on a desktop or in a ...
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... minicomputer that was kept in a locked room . These big machines were getting smaller , though , and cheaper . DEC sold a PDP - 8 / F minicomputer that could be programmed in BASIC and that featured a 110 Teletype machine for under ...
... minicomputer that was kept in a locked room . These big machines were getting smaller , though , and cheaper . DEC sold a PDP - 8 / F minicomputer that could be programmed in BASIC and that featured a 110 Teletype machine for under ...
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... minicomputer . Nowhere were the effects felt more severely than outside Boston on Route 128 , where minicomputer makers Wang Laboratories , Data General , and Prime Computer incurred staggering losses . " Minicomputers were being ...
... minicomputer . Nowhere were the effects felt more severely than outside Boston on Route 128 , where minicomputer makers Wang Laboratories , Data General , and Prime Computer incurred staggering losses . " Minicomputers were being ...
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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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