Fire in the valley the birth and death of the personal computer
In the 1970s, while their contemporaries were protesting the computer as a tool of dehumanization and oppression, a motley collection of college dropouts, hippies, and electronics fanatics were engaged in something much more subversive. Obsessed with the idea of getting computer power into their own...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Dallas, Texas ; Raleigh, North Carolina :
The Pragmatic Bookself
2014.
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| Edición: | Third edition |
| Colección: | Pragmatic programmers.
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009630060406719 |
| Sumario: | In the 1970s, while their contemporaries were protesting the computer as a tool of dehumanization and oppression, a motley collection of college dropouts, hippies, and electronics fanatics were engaged in something much more subversive. Obsessed with the idea of getting computer power into their own hands, they launched from their garages a hobbyist movement that grew into an industry, and ultimately a social and technological revolution. What they did was invent the personal computer: not just a new device, but a watershed in the relationship between man and machine. This is their story. |
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| Notas: | Includes index. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (394 pages) : illustrations |
| ISBN: | 9781680500455 9781680503531 9781680503524 9781937785765 |
