Computer Industry

Inbunden, Engelska, 2005

Del i serien Emerging Industries in the United States

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Originally a military and scientific computational tool of a small number of government, scientific, and corporate elites in the late 1940s, the computer has evolved significantly in less than 70 years to become a revolutionary technology and the basis for one the largest industries in America. The Internet, email and personal computer have become necessities in most offices and college dorm rooms and many homes. Narrative chapters trace the emergence and development of the computer industry in the United States as seen in the economic, historical, and social context of its times from the early 20th century to the present. From punched cards and tabulating machines to the first digital computer companies in the early 1950s, Yost clearly describes how the concept of the computer was born in the late 1800s but did not evolve into the personal computer until the late 1970s and 1980s. The computer has emerged from a relatively narrow scientific computational machine to a vast data processing and communication technology.Such well-known concepts and terms as IBM and Bill Gates, Apple and Macintosh, and the Internet and the World Wide Web, along with lesser known histories of the mainframe digital computer, the invention of the transistor, software development, supercomputing and minicomputing are discussed. Includes an appendix of over twenty company profiles of key businesses in the industry, a timeline, and suggestions for further reading and research. Ideal for students and general readers interested in the development of computers and related technology, such as its software and hardware, and the history of the computer industry.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2005-06-30
Mått:156 x 235 x 20 mm
Vikt:567 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Emerging Industries in the United States
Antal sidor:288
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9780313328442

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JEFFREY R. YOST is Associate Director of Charles Babbage Institute for the History of Information Technology at the University of Minnesota. He has published and edited scholarship in a number of areas on the business, social, cultural, scientific, and intellectual history of computing, software and networking.

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Yost examines different phases of the development of the computer industry, beginning with its prehistory (1880-1939) and ending with the computer networking revolution (1990-2004). His account details the contributions of business, government, and academia to each phase. Before the first chapter, a time line (1943-2004) of significant computer industry developments is provided. Interesting photographs of computer industry personages and computer hardware are provided throughout, courtesy of the Charles Babbage Institute, the IBM Archives, and the MIT Museum. An appendix contains profiles of significant companies in the computer industry categorized along the lines of hardware, software/programming services, and networking/e-commerce. The Suggestions for Further Reading and Research section offers illuminating commentary by the author and is much more than just a reading list. The index provides a convenient list of the names of the important contributors to the development of the computer industry. A valuable book for anyone interested in the evolution and future of the computer industry. Summing Up: Highly recommended. All collections.

Innehållsförteckning

AcknowledgementsIntroductionThe Prehistory of the Computer Industry, 1880-1939The Advent of the Mainframe Digital Computer, 1940-1957Broadening Scale and Scope of the Mainframe Computer Industry, 1957-1965The Industry's Supercomputing and Minicomputing Sectors, 1957-1975The Rise of Software as a Service, Product, Business, and Industry, 1958-1975Infrastructure for Long-Term Change, 1962-1975The Personal Computer and PC Software, 1975-1990The Computer Networking Revolution and the Computer Industry, 1990-2004Conclusion: Looking Backwards and Looking Ahead