Inventing The Pc
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Inventing The Pc
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Author : Zbigniew Stachniak
language : en
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Release Date : 2011-05-10
Inventing The Pc written by Zbigniew Stachniak and has been published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-05-10 with Computers categories.
In May 1973, Micro Computer Machines, a Toronto-based electronics company, gave a public demonstration of a small computer called the MCM/70. Powered by a microprocessor and operated with APL, a sophisticated programming language, the MCM/70 was positioned to be a practical, affordable, and easy-to-use personal computer - the very first of its kind.
Fumbling The Future
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Author : Robert C. Alexander
language : en
Publisher: iUniverse
Release Date : 1999-06-01
Fumbling The Future written by Robert C. Alexander and has been published by iUniverse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-06-01 with Business & Economics categories.
Ask consumers and users what names they associate with the multibillion dollar personal computer market, and they will answer IBM, Apple, Tandy, or Lotus. The more knowledgable of them will add the likes of Microsoft, Ashton-Tate, Compaq, and Borland. But no one will say Xerox. Fifteen years after it invented personal computing, Xerox still means "copy." Fumbling the Future tells how one of America's leading corporations invented the technology for one of the fastest-growing products of recent times, then miscalculated and mishandled the opportunity to fully exploit it. It is a classic story of how innovation can fare within large corporate structures, the real-life odyssey of what can happen to an idea as it travels from inspiration to implementation. More than anything, Fumbling the Future is a tale of human beings whose talents, hopes, fears, habits, and prejudices determine the fate of our largest organizations and of our best ideas. In an era in which technological creativity and economic change are so critical to the competitiveness of the American economy, Fumbling the Future is a parable for our times.
Datapoint The Lost Story Of The Texans Who Invented The Personal Computer Revolution
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Author : Lamont Wood
language : en
Publisher: Hugo House Publishers, Ltd.
Release Date : 2013-09-17
Datapoint The Lost Story Of The Texans Who Invented The Personal Computer Revolution written by Lamont Wood and has been published by Hugo House Publishers, Ltd. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09-17 with Computers categories.
Forget Apple and IBM. For that matter forget Silicon Valley. The first personal computer, a self-contained unit with its own programmable processor, display, keyboard, internal memory, telephone interface, and mass storage of data was born in San Antonio TX. US Patent number 224,415 was filed November 27, 1970 for a machine that is the direct lineal ancestor to the PC as we know it today. The story begins in 1968, when two Texans, Phil Ray and Gus Roche, founded a firm called Computer Terminal Corporation. As the name implies their first product was a Datapoint 3300 computer terminal replacement for a mechanical Teletype. However, they knew all the while that the 3300 was only a way to get started, and it was cover for what their real intentions were - to create a programmable mass-produced desktop computer. They brought in Jack Frassanito, Vic Poor, Jonathan Schmidt, Harry Pyle and a team of designers, engineers and programmers to create the Datapoint 2200. In an attempt to reduce the size and power requirement of the computer it became apparent that the 2200 processor could be printed on a silicon chip. Datapoint approached Intel who rejected the concept as a "dumb idea" but were willing to try for a development contract. Intel belatedly came back with their chip but by then the Datapoint 2200 was already in production. Intel added the chip to its catalog designating it the 8008. A later upgrade, the 8080 formed the heart of the Altair and IMSI in the mid-seventies. With further development it was used in the first IBM PC-the PC revolution's chip dynasty. If you're using a PC, you're using a modernized Datapoint 2000.
The Man Who Invented The Computer
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Author : Jane Smiley
language : en
Publisher: Random House LLC
Release Date : 2010
The Man Who Invented The Computer written by Jane Smiley and has been published by Random House LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Traces physics professor John Vincent Atanasoff's role in the invention of the computer, describing his innovative construction of an unpatented electronic device that eased the lives of burdened scientists by performing calculations using binary numbers.
The Genie In The Machine
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Author : Robert Plotkin
language : en
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Release Date : 2009
The Genie In The Machine written by Robert Plotkin and has been published by Stanford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Law categories.
The Genie in the Machine examines how computers are being used to automate the process of inventing, and explains the steps that high-tech companies, patent lawyers, inventors, and consumers should take to thrive in the upcoming Artificial Invention Age.
Inventing The Electronic Century
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Author : Alfred Dupont CHANDLER
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 2009-06-30
Inventing The Electronic Century written by Alfred Dupont CHANDLER and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-06-30 with Business & Economics categories.
Consumer electronics and computers redefined life and work in the twentieth century. In Inventing the Electronic Century, Pulitzer Prize-winning business historian Alfred D. Chandler, Jr., traces their origins and worldwide development. This masterful analysis is essential reading for every manager and student of technology.
The History Of The Computer
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Author : Rachel Ignotofsky
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2022-10-27
The History Of The Computer written by Rachel Ignotofsky and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-10-27 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Explore the fascinating history of the computer, and the people who made them, in this beautifully illustrated guide for children by bestselling author and illustrator Rachel Ignotofsky. Computers make our lives easier in so many ways - they help us do our work, get directions, check the weather, exercise, shop and understand what's happening around the world. But who created them, and why? How have they transformed the way we interact with our surroundings and each other? Packed with accessible information, fun facts and discussion starters, this charmingly illustrated book takes you from the ancient world to the modern day, focusing on important inventions from the earliest known counting systems (such as the Incan quipu) to the sophisticated algorithms behind AI, space travel and wearable tech. The History of the Computer also profiles a global and diverse range of key players and creators - from An Wang and Margaret Hamilton to Steve Jobs and Tim Berners-Lee - and illuminates their goals, their intentions and the impact of their inventions on our everyday lives. This entertaining and educational journey from the bestselling author of Women in Science will help you understand our most important machines and how we can use them to enhance the way we live. You'll never look at your phone the same way again!
Fire In The Valley
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Author : Michael Swaine
language : en
Publisher: The Pragmatic Programmers LLC
Release Date : 2014-10-20
Fire In The Valley written by Michael Swaine and has been published by The Pragmatic Programmers LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-10-20 with Computers categories.
In the 1970s, while their contemporaries were protesting the computer as a tool of dehumanization and oppression, a motley collection of college dropouts, hippies, and electronics fanatics were engaged in something much more subversive. Obsessed with the idea of getting computer power into their own hands, they launched from their garages a hobbyist movement that grew into an industry, and ultimately a social and technological revolution. What they did was invent the personal computer: not just a new device, but a watershed in the relationship between man and machine. This is their story. Fire in the Valley is the definitive history of the personal computer, drawn from interviews with the people who made it happen, written by two veteran computer writers who were there from the start. Working at InfoWorld in the early 1980s, Swaine and Freiberger daily rubbed elbows with people like Steve Jobs and Bill Gates when they were creating the personal computer revolution. A rich story of colorful individuals, Fire in the Valley profiles these unlikely revolutionaries and entrepreneurs, such as Ed Roberts of MITS, Lee Felsenstein at Processor Technology, and Jack Tramiel of Commodore, as well as Jobs and Gates in all the innocence of their formative years. This completely revised and expanded third edition brings the story to its completion, chronicling the end of the personal computer revolution and the beginning of the post-PC era. It covers the departure from the stage of major players with the deaths of Steve Jobs and Douglas Engelbart and the retirements of Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer; the shift away from the PC to the cloud and portable devices; and what the end of the PC era means for issues such as personal freedom and power, and open source vs. proprietary software.
Inventing The Electronic Century
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Author : Alfred Dupont Chandler
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 2005-04-30
Inventing The Electronic Century written by Alfred Dupont Chandler and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-04-30 with Business & Economics categories.
Consumer electronics and computers redefined life and work in the twentieth century. In Inventing the Electronic Century, Pulitzer Prize–winning business historian Alfred D. Chandler, Jr., traces their origins and worldwide development. This masterful analysis is essential reading for every manager and student of technology.
But How Do It Know
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Author : J. Clark Scott
language : en
Publisher: John C Scott
Release Date : 2009
But How Do It Know written by J. Clark Scott and has been published by John C Scott this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Computers categories.
This book thoroughly explains how computers work. It starts by fully examining a NAND gate, then goes on to build every piece and part of a small, fully operational computer. The necessity and use of codes is presented in parallel with the apprioriate pieces of hardware. The book can be easily understood by anyone whether they have a technical background or not. It could be used as a textbook.