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Computer: A History of the Information Machine traces the dramatic story of the invention of the computer, emphasizing the crucial role of business and government in harnessing its potential as an information processor. IBM appears as a central figure in the early business narrative, while the book also chronicles how the personal computer liberated users from costly mainframes.
The work highlights the unexpected rise of firms such as Apple and Microsoft, which capitalized on the PC’s promise, and offers insights into the strategic decisions that shaped Windows, the World Wide Web, and the broader computing landscape of the 1990s.
First publish date: 1996
Genre: History/Modern History
Authors: Martin Campbell-Kelly
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