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A History of the Information Machine

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Westview Press
Language
English
Pages
325

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Computer: A History of the Information Machine
2013, Taylor & Francis Group
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First Sentence

"The word computer is a misleading name for the ubiquitous machine that sits on our desks."

Table of Contents

Acknowldgements. ix
Introduction to the Second Edition. xi
Introduction to the First Edition. xiii
Part One - Before the computer
1 When Computers Were People. 3
2 The Mechanical Office. 23
3 Babbage's Dream Comes True. 45
Part Two - Creating the Computer
4 Inventing the Computer. 69
5 The Computer Becomes a Business Machine. 93
6 The Maturing of the Mainframe: The Rise and Fall of IBM. 117
Part Three - Innovation and Expansion
7 Real Time: Reaping the Whirlwind. 141
8 Software. 163
9 New Modes of Computing. 185
Part Four - Getting Personal
10 The Shaping of the Personal Computer. 207
11 Broadening the Appeal. 231
12 From the World Brain to the World Wide Web. 255
Notes. 281
Bibliography. 301
Index. 315

Edition Notes

Published in
Boulder, Colorado, USA
Series
The Sloan Technology Series
Copyright Date
2004

Classifications

Library of Congress
QA76.17.C36 2004

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Format
Paperback
Pagination
xviii, 325p.
Number of pages
325
Dimensions
8.8 x 5.9 x 0.9 inches
Weight
1.1 pounds

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL8024206M
Internet Archive
computerhistoryo02edcamp
ISBN 10
0813342643
ISBN 13
9780813342641
LCCN
2004006325
OCLC/WorldCat
54775329
Library Thing
60564
Goodreads
1492332

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