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1995•332 pages•Published•SPA•User Reviews

The Road Ahead

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Bill Gates' 1995 analysis of the impact of information and computer technology on society and predictions about the future. Includes a great overview of ancient counting machines to mainframe big-iron to the dramatic changes of personal computing. Talks about the early years of Microsoft, Apple and Steve Jobs, DEC and Compaq, IBM and IBM compatibles. In addition, the importance of software and its complexity, power, and cost of production.

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Book Details

First Published

1995

Pages

332 pages

Rating

4.1 / 5

Ratings

9

Editions

21

Publisher

Wheeler Pub.

Language

SPA, FRE, CHI

Status

Published

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