From Mainframes to Smartphones
A History of the International Computer Industry
Nonfiction, Computers, General Computing, Reference, Business & Finance, Economics, Economic History, Industries & Professions, Industries
| 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.
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.
