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. |
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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Allen Altair Apple BASIC became began Bill brought building built calculator called chip Club Corporation COURTESY created customers deal decided device didn't Digital disk drive early electronics employees engineers Felsenstein Gary Gates going hand hardware hobbyists Homebrew idea IMSAI industry Intel interested Jobs John Kildall knew language later looked machine magazine Marsh meeting memory microcomputer microprocessor Microsoft Millard MITS months moved needed offered operating system Paul Paul Allen personal computer Popular problem processor puter released Research Roberts seemed sell sold soon started Steve success talk thing thought told took turned users wanted write