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The Computer Revolution In Canada
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Author : John N. Vardalas
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press
Release Date : 2001-07-27
The Computer Revolution In Canada written by John N. Vardalas and has been published by MIT Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-07-27 with Technology & Engineering categories.
The forces that shaped Canada's digital innovations in the postwar period. After World War II, other major industrialized nations responded to the technological and industrial hegemony of the United States by developing their own design and manufacturing competence in digital electronic technology. In this book John Vardalas describes the quest for such competence in Canada, exploring the significant contributions of the civilian sector but emphasizing the role of the Canadian military in shaping radical technological change. As he shows, Canada's determination to be an active participant in research and development work on advanced weapons systems, and in the testing of those weapons systems, was a cornerstone of Canadian technological development during the years 1945-1980. Vardalas presents case studies of such firms as Ferranti-Canada, Sperry Gyroscope of Canada, and Control Data of Canada. In contrast to the standard nationalist interpretation of Canadian subsidiaries of transnational corporations as passive agents, he shows them to have been remarkably innovative and explains how their aggressive programs to develop all-Canadian digital R&D and manufacturing capacities influenced technological development in the United States and in Great Britain. While underlining the unprecedented role of the military in the creation of peacetime scientific and technical skills, Vardalas also examines the role of government and university research programs, including Canada's first computerized systems for mail sorting and airline reservations. Overall, he presents a nuanced account of how national economic, political, and corporate forces influenced the content, extent, and direction of digital innovation in Canada.
Computers On The Job
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Author : Heather Menzies
language : en
Publisher: James Lorimer & Company
Release Date : 1982-01-01
Computers On The Job written by Heather Menzies and has been published by James Lorimer & Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1982-01-01 with Computers categories.
Written as the computer revolution dawned on Canadian society, Computers on the Job introduces the effects of technological change on people in their homes and workplaces. Heather Menzies explains, in clear, nontechnical terms, how the microcochip unleashes the full potential of computers, allowing employers to automate many routine jobs and transform others--sometimes for the benefit of employees, sometimes not. She traces the effects of computerization on office work, on the service industry and on traditional blue-collar occupations, forecasting changes that, in many cases, have come to pass. Computers on the Job is a pioneering study of the impact of widespread computer use on Canadian society.
The Computer Revolution
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Author : John M. Dunn
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002
The Computer Revolution written by John M. Dunn and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Computers categories.
Explores the history of computers and how they have changed communications world-wide.
Nations At Risk
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Author : Edward Yourdon
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1986
Nations At Risk written by Edward Yourdon and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986 with Computers categories.
The purpose of this book is to survey the impact of the computer revolution in broad terms, and to see--in more direct detailed terms than has been done before--how this revolution puts our nation at greater and greater risk each day. Today's computer technology, coupled with the frenetic pace of technological development, has put the United States in a race for economic survival with a dozen other countries around the world.
The Computer Revolution
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Author : Edmund Callis Berkeley
language : en
Publisher: Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday
Release Date : 1962
The Computer Revolution written by Edmund Callis Berkeley and has been published by Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1962 with Information storage and retrieval systems categories.
The Home Computer Revolution
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Author : Theodor H. Nelson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1977
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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 Information Revolution And Its Implications For Canada
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Author : Shirley Serafini
language : en
Publisher: Communications Economics Branch
Release Date : 1981
The Information Revolution And Its Implications For Canada written by Shirley Serafini and has been published by Communications Economics Branch this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1981 with Automation categories.
The Information Revolution
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Author : Canada. Library of Parliament. Research Branch
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1987
The Information Revolution written by Canada. Library of Parliament. Research Branch and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with Computers categories.
The Computer Revolution
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Author : Nigel Hawkes
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1971
The Computer Revolution written by Nigel Hawkes and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1971 with Computers categories.