This book is an exciting history of the personal computer revolution. Early personal computing, the "first" personal computer, invention of the microprocessor at Intel and the first microcomputer are detailed. It also traces the evolution of the personal computer from the hardware and 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: Allan, Roy, A
Publisher: Allan Publishing
Illustration: N
Language: ENG
Title: A History of the Personal Computer: The People and the Technology
Pages: 00000 (Encrypted PDF)
On Sale: 2006-02-17
SKU-13/ISBN: 9780968910832
Category: Computers : Hardware - Personal Computers - General
Category: Computers : History
Category: Computers : Computer Science

This book is an exciting history of the personal computer revolution. Early personal computing, the "first" personal computer, invention of the microprocessor at Intel and the first microcomputer are detailed. It also traces the evolution of the personal computer from the hardware and 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: Allan, Roy, A
Publisher: Allan Publishing
Illustration: N
Language: ENG
Title: A History of the Personal Computer: The People and the Technology
Pages: 00000 (Encrypted PDF)
On Sale: 2006-02-17
SKU-13/ISBN: 9780968910832
Category: Computers : Hardware - Personal Computers - General
Category: Computers : History
Category: Computers : Computer Science