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This compact history traces the computer industry from 1950s mainframes, through establishment of standards beginning in 1965, to personal computing in the 1980s and the Internet’s explosive growth since 1995. Martin Campbell-Kelly and Daniel Garcia-Swartz describe a steady trend toward miniaturization and explain its consequences.

Table of Contents:
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 Notes Index

About the Author :
Campbell-Kelly Martin : Martin Campbell-Kelly is Professor Emeritus of Computer Science at the University of Warwick.Garcia-Swartz Daniel D. : Daniel D. Garcia-Swartz is an economist with Charles River Associates in Chicago.

Review :
Offers a concise history of the companies that created the computer industry...This book is a worthy addition to the literature of the history of computing. -- J. Rodzvilla Choice A clear-eyed view of the international computer industry and its leading firms across time. The authors have a good grasp of how the landscape changed and a sensible take on the forces that drove those changes. -- Steven W. Usselman, Georgia Institute of Technology An insightful and fascinating short history of the international computer industry. -- Jeffrey R. Yost, University of Minnesota The history presented is sweeping in its scope. -- Thomas W. Hazlett International Journal of the Economics of Business The authors have written a short, well-informed history of how computing became a business and a global industry. While aimed at business and economic historians, it has much to teach historians of technology too...This is a well-executed, mature, and knowledgeable study that should be of interest to historians of technology and not just essential to those studying the history of computing. -- James W. Cortada Technology and Culture


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  • ISBN-13: 9780674286535
  • Publisher: Harvard University Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Harvard University Press
  • Edition: Digital original
  • No of Pages: 220
  • ISBN-10: 0674286537
  • Publisher Date: 08 Jun 2015
  • Binding: Digital (delivered electronically)
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: A History of the International Computer Industry


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