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Author : Sharon Gallagher
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 14 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1984-01-01
Category : Computers
ISBN : 0896595048
Features models, diagrams, and charts that illustrate the workings of the keyboard, memory, disk drive, and printer
Author : Michael Swaine,Paul Freiberger
Publisher : Pragmatic Bookshelf
Page : 534 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2014-10-20
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781680503524
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.
Author : Peter McWilliams
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Microcomputers
ISBN : 034531106X
Author : Douglas K. Smith
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1999-06-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781475916607
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.
Author : Paul Freiberger,Michael Swaine
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Companies
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Computers
ISBN : 0071358951
Definitive account of how the PC came to transform the world today- and will shape the century ahead.
Author : Donald B. Lemke
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 38 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0736896503
"In graphic novel format, tells the story of how Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak developed the personal computer"--Provided by publisher.
Author : Oliver Montenbruck,Thomas Pfleger
Publisher : Springer
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2013-06-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783662029824
This long-awaited new edition of Montenbruck and Pfleger's successful book now includes chapters on perturbation calculations and on the calculation of physical ephemerides of the major planets and the sun. The book provides the reader with numerous programs and instructions for time and date calculation and for treating the two-body problem. Each chapter is carefully structured according to topic and closes with the listing of a relevant program, thereby facilitating its use as a practical handbook. The necessary astronomical and numerical fundamentals are also included in the text. The accompanying diskette has equally been completely revised.
Author : John Markoff
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 526 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2005-04-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9781101201084
“This makes entertaining reading. Many accounts of the birth of personal computing have been written, but this is the first close look at the drug habits of the earliest pioneers.” —New York Times Most histories of the personal computer industry focus on technology or business. John Markoff’s landmark book is about the culture and consciousness behind the first PCs—the culture being counter– and the consciousness expanded, sometimes chemically. It’s a brilliant evocation of Stanford, California, in the 1960s and ’70s, where a group of visionaries set out to turn computers into a means for freeing minds and information. In these pages one encounters Ken Kesey and the phone hacker Cap’n Crunch, est and LSD, The Whole Earth Catalog and the Homebrew Computer Lab. What the Dormouse Said is a poignant, funny, and inspiring book by one of the smartest technology writers around.
Author : Roy A. Allan
Publisher : Allan Publishing
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Computers
ISBN : 0968910807
This book is an exciting history of the personal computer revolution. Early personal computing, the "first" personal computer, invention of the micrprocessor at Intel and the first microcomputer are detailed. It also traces the evolution of the personal computer from the software hacker, to its use as a consumer appliance on the Internet. This is the only book that provides such comprehensive coverage. It not only describes the hardware and software, but also the companies and people who made it happen.
Author : Stan Veit,Stanley Veit
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Computers
ISBN : STANFORD:36105005119107
The fascinating history of the personal computer from Altair to the IBM PC revolution. Written by computer legend Stan Veit, who turned Computer Shopper into the world's largest computer magazine.
Author : Sanjay K. Bose
Publisher : New Age International
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1996-07
Category : IBM Personal Computer
ISBN : 8122403034
This Book Has Been Developed As A Text For A One Semester Course On The Hardware And Software Of Personal Computers. It Will Also Be Of Interest To Practicing Engineers And Professionals Who Wish To Develop Their Own Hardware And Software For Special Pc-Based Applications. Apart From Providing All The Significant Hardware And Software Details For Ibm-Pcs And Its Close Compatibles, It Also Presents A Comprehensive Description Of How The Pc Works And The Various Functions That It Can Provide. A Large Number Of Interesting And Useful Problems Have Been Given At The End Of Each Chapter. A Set Of Objective Type Questions Has Also Been Provided To Allow The Reader To Review His/Her Understanding Of The Material In The Text.This Book Has Been Developed As A Text For A One Semester Course On The Hardware And Software Of Personal Computers. It Will Also Be Of Interest To Practicing Engineers And Professionals Who Wish To Develop Their Own Hardware And Software For Special Pc-Based Applications. Apart From Providing All The Significant Hardware And Software Details For Ibm-Pcs And Its Close Compatibles, It Also Presents A Comprehensive Description Of How The Pc Works And The Various Functions That It Can Provide. A Large Number Of Interesting And Useful Problems Have Been Given At The End Of Each Chapter. A Set Of Objective Type Questions Has Also Been Provided To Allow The Reader To Review His/Her Understanding Of The Material In The Text.
Author : Josepha Sherman
Publisher : Franklin Watts
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2003-09-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0531162133
Discusses the inventors and scientists that contributed to the development of computers and more recently, personal computers.
Author : Peter Duffett-Smith
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1990-06-29
Category : Computers
ISBN : 052138995X
The first edition of this very successful book was one winner of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific 'Astronomy Book of the Year' awards in 1986. There are a further seven subroutines in the new edition which can be linked in any combination with the existing twenty-six. Written in a portable version of BASIC, it enables the amateur astronomer to make calculations using a personal computer. The routines are not specific to any make of machine and are user friendly in that they require only a broad understanding of any particular problem. Since the programs themselves take care of details, they can be used for example to calculate the time of rising of any of the planets in any part of the world at any time in the future or past, or they may be used to find the circumstances of the next solar eclipse visible from a particular place. In fact, almost every problem likely to be encountered by the amateur astronomer can be solved by a suitable combination of the routines given in the book.
Author : Bob O'Donnell
Publisher : Wiley
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1999-06-29
Category : Computers
ISBN : 0764531336
If you really want to take advantage of everything your PC has to offer, then you need this book. For the first time, well-known TV and radio host Bob O'Donnell shares his most powerful PC secrets in a fun-to-read, one-stop reference. From Windows 95/98/2000 tips to networking to digital photography, this all-encompassing guide opens up new PC horizons and helps you do more in less time.
Author : Scott McNulty
Publisher : Peachpit Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2015-07-22
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780134177793
The Apple Watch is more than a timepiece and a fashion accessory. The watch is designed to be a very personal assistant, from paying for groceries or a coffee to keeping a detailed record of your daily physical activity. Author Scott McNulty has organized the book around events and activities, showing how to use the watch in various settings. The book starts off with an essential “Apple Watch 101” section that gets you up and running quickly. You learn the watch’s gestures and presses, how to use the digital crown, and how to change the band, for example. Scott then looks at how to use the watch in different settings. At work, how to set tasks and check email. After work, how to meet up with friends, find a place to eat, and get directions. At the gym, how to monitor your workout activities and monitor your heart rate. And you don’t have to be at the gym. Learn how to use the watch to track your daily physical activities, from how much you walk each time to gentle reminders to get up and move if you’ve been sitting too long. Organized around your life, this book will help you get the most from your Apple Watch. Readers will learn how to: * Set up the watch and pair it with their iPhone. * Manage messages, calls,notifications, and mail. * Make sketches and use as a walkie-talkie. * Monitor their workout activities and set and achieve goals. * Use Apple Pay. * Listen to music, using Maps, take photos, and more.