From Mainframes to Smartphones A History of the International Computer Industry |
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| Author:
| Campbell-Kelly, Martin
Garcia-Swartz, Daniel D. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-72906-3 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2015 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $95.95 |
Book Description:
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This compact history traces the computer industry from 1950s mainframes, through establishment of standards beginning in 1965, to personal computing in the 1980s and the Internet's explosive growth since 1995. Martin Campbell-Kelly and Daniel Garcia-Swartz describe a steady trend toward miniaturization and explain its consequences.
This compact history traces the computer industry from 1950s mainframes, through establishment of standards beginning in 1965, to personal computing in the 1980s and the Internet's explosive growth since 1995. Martin Campbell-Kelly and Daniel Garcia-Swartz describe a steady trend toward miniaturization and explain its consequences.