From mainframes to smartphones :: a history of the international computer industry /

"The aim of this book is to provide a compact and up-to-date business and economic history of the computer industry. The reader we have in mind is someone who wants to make a "quick study" of the computer industry ... In our quest for brevity, we have assumed that our readers are them...

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Hauptverfasser: Campbell-Kelly, Martin (VerfasserIn), Garcia-Swartz, Daniel D., 1962- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2015.
Schriftenreihe:Critical issues in business history.
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Zusammenfassung:"The aim of this book is to provide a compact and up-to-date business and economic history of the computer industry. The reader we have in mind is someone who wants to make a "quick study" of the computer industry ... In our quest for brevity, we have assumed that our readers are themselves information-technology users and are familiar with the everyday vocabulary of computing (such as "operating systems," "disk drives," and "broadband"), and that they are aware of recent gadgetry such as tablet computers and smartphones"--Page 1
Beschreibung:1 online resource (vi, 240 pages) : illustrations
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780674286535
0674286537
9781786846280
1786846284
9780674286559
0674286553