Computer : a history of the information machine / Martin Campbell-Kelly, William Aspray, Nathan Ensmenger, and Jeffrey R. Yost.
Campbell-Kelly, Martin, author.; Aspray, William, author.; Yost, Jeffrey R., author.; Ensmenger, Nathan, 1972- author.; Credo Reference (Firm), distributor.
2014
QA76.17 .C36 2014eb
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Title Computer : a history of the information machine / Martin Campbell-Kelly, William Aspray, Nathan Ensmenger, and Jeffrey R. Yost.
Author Campbell-Kelly, Martin, author.
Edition Third edition.
ISBN 081334591X (electronic book)
9780813345918 (electronic book)
9780813345901
0813345901
9781785391279 (electronic book)
Published Boulder, Colorado : Westview Press, a member of the Perseus Books Group, [2014]
Boston, Massachusetts : Credo Reference, 2015.
Language English
Description 1 online resource (25 entries) : 45 images
Call Number QA76.17 .C36 2014eb
Dewey Decimal Classification 004
Note Description based on print version record.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references.
Includes bibliographical references.
Access Note Access limited to authorized users.
Available Note Also available in print.
Source of Description Description based on print version record.
Added Author Aspray, William, author.
Yost, Jeffrey R., author.
Ensmenger, Nathan, 1972- author.
Added Corporate Author Credo Reference (Firm), distributor.
Series Sloan technology series.
Available in Other Form Print version: 9780813345901
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Preface to the Third edition
Part One. Before the computer:
When computers were people
The mechanical office
Babbage's dream comes true
Part Two. Creating the computer:
Inventing the computer
The computer becomes a business machine
The maturing of the mainframe: The rise of IBM
Part Three. Innovation and expansion:
Real time: reaping the whirlwind
Software
New modes of computing
Part Four. Getting personal:
The shaping of the personal computer
Broadening the appeal
The Internet.

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