Accidental Empires by Robert X Cringely

Accidental Empires by Robert X Cringely

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Summary

In the vein of Thomas Bass or Ed Regis, this book looks at the business of computing in the US, at computer science, as a business, and as a collection of characters. Personal computers are a success story for US business. This book argues that this is more-or-less accidental.

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Accidental Empires by Robert X Cringely

In the vein of Thomas Bass or Ed Regis, this book looks at the business of computing in the US, as computer science, as a business, and as a collection of extraordinary and eccentric characters. After automobiles, energy production and illegal drugs, personal computers are the largest manufacturing industry in the world and one of the great success stories for American business. This book argues that this success happened more-or-less by accident.
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ISBN 13 9780670845613
ISBN 10 0670845612
Title Accidental Empires
Author Robert X Cringely
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Year published 1992-09-14
Number of pages 336
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.