From mainframes to smartphones : a history of the international computer industry
Campbell-Kelly, Martin2017
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Abstract: This compact history traces the computer industry from its origins in 1950s mainframes, through the establishment of standards beginning in 1965 and the introduction of personal computing in the 1980s. It concludes with the Internets explosive growth since 1995.
Main title:
From mainframes to smartphones : a history of the international computer industry / Martin Campbell-Kelly and Daniel D. Garcia-Swartz.
Author:
Campbell-Kelly, Martin, authorGarcia-Swartz, Daniel D., 1962-, authorCredo Reference (Firm), distributor
Edition:
[Enhanced Credo edition]
Imprint:
Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2015.Boston, Massachusetts : Credo Reference, 2017.
Collation:
1 online resource (20 entries) : 7 images ; digital files.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.Description based on title page of print version.
System details:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Linking notes:
Print version: vi, 240 pages : illustrations
Contents:
Introduction -- Part I. Origins of the computer industry, 1950-1965: 1. The mainframe computer industry; 2. Product differentiation, software, and services; 3. The international computer industry -- Part II. The impact of IBM's System/360, 1965-1980: 4. IBM's System/360 in the American market; 5. IBM's System/370 in the American market; 6. International reactions to System/360 and System/370 -- Part III. The rise of the personal computer, 1980-1995: 7. Microcomputers and personal computers in the American market; 8. Beyond personal computers in the American market; 9. International developments -- Part IV. The Internet era, 1995-2010: 10. Software and services; 11. Computer hardware; 12. Globalization -- Conclusions.
Access restrictions:
Access restricted to authorized users and institutions.
ISBN:
9781786846280 (electronic version)9780674729063 (alk. paper)
Dewey class:
338.47004
LC class:
HD9696.2.A2
Language:
English
BRN:
501825
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