Island tinkerers: innovation and transformation in the making of Taiwan's computing industry
"How did Taiwan, a former Japanese colony and the last fortress of the defeated Chinese Nationalists, ascend to such heights in high-tech manufacturing? In this book, Honghong Tinn tells the critical history of how hobbyists and enthusiasts in Taiwan, including engineers, technologists, technoc...
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| Summary: | "How did Taiwan, a former Japanese colony and the last fortress of the defeated Chinese Nationalists, ascend to such heights in high-tech manufacturing? In this book, Honghong Tinn tells the critical history of how hobbyists and enthusiasts in Taiwan, including engineers, technologists, technocrats, computer users, and engineers-turned-entrepreneurs, helped transform the country with their hands-on engagement with computers. Rather than engaging in wholesale imitation of US sources, she explains, these technologists tinkered with imported computing technology and experimented with manufacturing their own versions, resulting in their own brand of successful innovation." "Defying the stereotype of "the West innovates, and the East imitates," Tinn tells the story of Taiwanese technologists' efforts over the past six decades. Beginning in the 1960s, they grappled with the "black-boxed" computers that were newly available through international technical-aid programs. Shortly after, multinational corporations that outsourced transistor and integrated circuit assembly overseas began employing Taiwanese engineers and factory workers. Island tinkerers developed strategies to adapt, modify, assemble, and work with computers in an inventive manner. It was through this creative and ingenious tinkering with computers that they were able to gain a better understanding of the technology, opening the door to future manufacturing endeavors that now include Acer, Foxconn, Asus, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC)." |
| Item Description: | Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 289-415 Enthält ein Register |
| Physical Description: | VIII, 429 Seiten Illustrationen, 1 Karte |
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| spelling | Tinn, Honghong Verfasser (DE-588)1339951142 aut Island tinkerers innovation and transformation in the making of Taiwan's computing industry Honghong Tinn Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England The MIT Press [2025] VIII, 429 Seiten Illustrationen, 1 Karte txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier History of computing Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 289-415 Enthält ein Register Introduction -- Part I. Embracing electronics, 1950s -- 1 Network reset : restoring a university for engineering -- 2 Negotiating technical aid : "immediate and direct" results of science and engineering education -- Part II. Emulating humming machines, 1960s -- Tinkering with a technological system : mainframe computers from afar -- 4 Grappling with machines : late adoption of computers in Taiwan's military alliance with the United States -- 5 Manufacturing hope : explorations in making minicomputers and calculators from scratch -- Part III. Technology inscribed, 1970s-present -- 6 Assembling electronics : women's memories, men's factories -- 7 Mass-producing calculators : solderers, engineers, and entrepreneurs -- 8 Incompatible computer dreams : contested computer exports to the United States -- 9 The republic of computers : from scoundrels to Asian heroes -- TSMC and the new geopolitics of the 21st century -- Epilogue. "How did Taiwan, a former Japanese colony and the last fortress of the defeated Chinese Nationalists, ascend to such heights in high-tech manufacturing? In this book, Honghong Tinn tells the critical history of how hobbyists and enthusiasts in Taiwan, including engineers, technologists, technocrats, computer users, and engineers-turned-entrepreneurs, helped transform the country with their hands-on engagement with computers. Rather than engaging in wholesale imitation of US sources, she explains, these technologists tinkered with imported computing technology and experimented with manufacturing their own versions, resulting in their own brand of successful innovation." "Defying the stereotype of "the West innovates, and the East imitates," Tinn tells the story of Taiwanese technologists' efforts over the past six decades. Beginning in the 1960s, they grappled with the "black-boxed" computers that were newly available through international technical-aid programs. Shortly after, multinational corporations that outsourced transistor and integrated circuit assembly overseas began employing Taiwanese engineers and factory workers. Island tinkerers developed strategies to adapt, modify, assemble, and work with computers in an inventive manner. It was through this creative and ingenious tinkering with computers that they were able to gain a better understanding of the technology, opening the door to future manufacturing endeavors that now include Acer, Foxconn, Asus, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC)." Geschichte 1950-2021 gnd rswk-swf Computerindustrie (DE-588)4148256-6 gnd rswk-swf Taiwan (DE-588)4017875-4 gnd rswk-swf Computer industry / Taiwan / History Taiwan (DE-588)4017875-4 g Computerindustrie (DE-588)4148256-6 s Geschichte 1950-2021 z DE-604 X:MVB image/jpg https://content.schweitzer-online.de/static/catalog_manager/live/media_files/representation/A70138893/58706299_m600w_1.jpg 2025-01-31 Verlag Cover |
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