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Fire in the valley : the making of the personal computer

Fire In The Valley covers the birth of the personal computer. It includes more photographs than the previous editions, and comments and quotes from some of the key players from that time looking back on their parts in hindsight
Print Book, English, ©2000
McGraw-Hill, New York, ©2000
History
xxv, 463 pages, 64 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
9780071378130, 9780071358927, 0071378138, 0071358927
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Foreword. About this Edition. Preface. Acknowledgements. Portents. Time Line. Chapter 1: Tinder for the Fire. Chapter 2: The Voyage of Altair. Chapter 3: The Miracle Makers. Chapter 4: Homebrew. Chapter 5: The Genie in the Box. Chapter 6: Retailing the Revolution. Chapter 7: American Pie. Chapter 8: The Gate Comes Down. Chapter 9: Fire and Ashes. Chapter 10: Wealth and War. Index.
Includes index