From Mainframes to Smartphones

A History of the International Computer Industry

Nonfiction, Computers, General Computing, Reference, Business & Finance, Economics, Economic History, Industries & Professions, Industries
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Author: Martin Campbell-Kelly ISBN: 9780674286559
Publisher: Harvard University Press Publication: June 8, 2015
Imprint: Harvard University Press Language: English
Author: Martin Campbell-Kelly
ISBN: 9780674286559
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication: June 8, 2015
Imprint: Harvard University Press
Language: English

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.

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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.

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