A History of Modern Computing.
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TextSeries: History of Computing SeriesPublisher: Cambridge : MIT Press, 2003Copyright date: ©2012Edition: 2nd edDescription: 1 online resource (460 pages)Content type: - text
- computer
- online resource
- 9780262287272
- 004/.09/049
- QA76.17.C47 2003
Intro -- Contents -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: De ning ''Computer'' -- 1 - The Advent of Commercial Computing, 1945-1956 -- 2 - Computing Comes of Age, 1956-1964 -- 3 - The Early History of Software, 1952-1968 -- 4 - From Mainframe to Minicomputer, 1959-1969 -- 5 - The ''Go-Go'' Years and the System/360, 1961-1975 -- 6 - The Chip and Its Impact, 1965-1975 -- 7 - The Personal Computer, 1972-1977 -- 8 - Augmenting Human Intellect, 1975-1985 -- 9 - Workstations, UNIX, and the Net, 1981-1995 -- 10 - ''Internet Time,'' 1995-2001 -- Conclusion: The Digitization of the World Picture -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
From the first digital computer to the dot-com crash--a story of individuals, institutions, and the forces that led to a series of dramatic transformations.
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