This book looks at how Xerox created the first personal computer in 1973 and then did absolutely nothing with it, because the management of Xerox only knew photocopiers and were not able to foresee the possibilities of the computer. By 1973, they had created a system they called…
This book tells the story of the classic home computers that paved the way for the PCs we use today - from 1977s pioneering MITS Altair to the latest swivel screen designs of the iMac and the Tablet PC.
This book tells the story of the classic home computers that paved the way for the PCs we use today - from 1977s pioneering MITS Altair to the latest swivel screen designs of the iMac and the Tablet PC.
Inventing the PC details the invention and design of the MCM/70 computer and the prolonged struggle to bring it to market. Zbigniew Stachniak offers an insider's view of events on the front lines of pioneering work on personal computers. He shows what information and options PC …
Inventing the PC details the invention and design of the MCM/70 computer and the prolonged struggle to bring it to market.
Inventing the PC details the invention and design of the MCM/70 computer and the prolonged struggle to bring it to market. In May 1973, Micro Computer Machines, a Toronto-based electronics company, gave a public demonstration of a small computer called the MCM/70. Powered by a …
Inventing the PC details the invention and design of the MCM/70 computer and the prolonged struggle to bring it to market.
Custom-build your own dream PC, have fun doing it, and save yourself a lot of money in the process. This book will give you the confidence to buy the best-of-class components and assemble them with clear, step-by-step instructions. You'll build your own PC capable of effortlessl…