The Personal Computer Book
Author: Peter McWilliams
Publisher:
Published: 1983
Total Pages: 340
ISBN-13: 9780345311061
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Inside the Personal Computer
Author: Sharon Gallagher
Publisher:
Published: 1984-01-01
Total Pages: 14
ISBN-13: 9780896595040
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFeatures models, diagrams, and charts that illustrate the workings of the keyboard, memory, disk drive, and printer
Stan Veit's History of the Personal Computer
Author: Stan Veit
Publisher:
Published: 1993
Total Pages: 312
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe fascinating history of the personal computer from Altair to the IBM PC revolution. Written by computer legend Stan Veit, who turned Computer Shopper into the world's largest computer magazine.
Datapoint: The Lost Story of the Texans Who Invented the Personal Computer Revolution
Author: Lamont Wood
Publisher: Hugo House Publishers, Ltd.
Published: 2013-09-17
Total Pages: 356
ISBN-13: 1936449366
DOWNLOAD EBOOKForget Apple and IBM. For that matter forget Silicon Valley. The first personal computer, a self-contained unit with its own programmable processor, display, keyboard, internal memory, telephone interface, and mass storage of data was born in San Antonio TX. US Patent number 224,415 was filed November 27, 1970 for a machine that is the direct lineal ancestor to the PC as we know it today. The story begins in 1968, when two Texans, Phil Ray and Gus Roche, founded a firm called Computer Terminal Corporation. As the name implies their first product was a Datapoint 3300 computer terminal replacement for a mechanical Teletype. However, they knew all the while that the 3300 was only a way to get started, and it was cover for what their real intentions were - to create a programmable mass-produced desktop computer. They brought in Jack Frassanito, Vic Poor, Jonathan Schmidt, Harry Pyle and a team of designers, engineers and programmers to create the Datapoint 2200. In an attempt to reduce the size and power requirement of the computer it became apparent that the 2200 processor could be printed on a silicon chip. Datapoint approached Intel who rejected the concept as a "dumb idea" but were willing to try for a development contract. Intel belatedly came back with their chip but by then the Datapoint 2200 was already in production. Intel added the chip to its catalog designating it the 8008. A later upgrade, the 8080 formed the heart of the Altair and IMSI in the mid-seventies. With further development it was used in the first IBM PC-the PC revolution's chip dynasty. If you're using a PC, you're using a modernized Datapoint 2000.
A History of the Personal Computer
Author: Roy A. Allan
Publisher: Allan Publishing
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 528
ISBN-13: 9780968910801
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book is an exciting history of the personal computer revolution. Early personal computing, the "first" personal computer, invention of the micrprocessor at Intel and the first microcomputer are detailed. It also traces the evolution of the personal computer from the software hacker, to its use as a consumer appliance on the Internet. This is the only book that provides such comprehensive coverage. It not only describes the hardware and software, but also the companies and people who made it happen.
Astronomy on the Personal Computer
Author: Oliver Montenbruck
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2009-03-23
Total Pages: 328
ISBN-13: 9783540672210
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA thorough introduction to the computation of celestial mechanics, covering everything from astronomical and computational theory to the construction of rapid and accurate applications programs. The book supplies the necessary knowledge and software solutions for determining and predicting positions of the Sun, Moon, planets, minor planets and comets, solar eclipses, stellar occultations by the Moon, phases of the Moon and much more. This completely revised edition takes advantage of C++, and individual applications may be efficiently realized through the use of a powerful module library. The accompanying CD-ROM contains the complete, fully documented and commented source codes as well as executable programs for Windows 98/2000/XP and LINUX.
Fire in the Valley
Author: Michael Swaine
Publisher: Pragmatic Bookshelf
Published: 2014-10-20
Total Pages: 602
ISBN-13: 1680503529
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn the 1970s, while their contemporaries were protesting the computer as a tool of dehumanization and oppression, a motley collection of college dropouts, hippies, and electronics fanatics were engaged in something much more subversive. Obsessed with the idea of getting computer power into their own hands, they launched from their garages a hobbyist movement that grew into an industry, and ultimately a social and technological revolution. What they did was invent the personal computer: not just a new device, but a watershed in the relationship between man and machine. This is their story. Fire in the Valley is the definitive history of the personal computer, drawn from interviews with the people who made it happen, written by two veteran computer writers who were there from the start. Working at InfoWorld in the early 1980s, Swaine and Freiberger daily rubbed elbows with people like Steve Jobs and Bill Gates when they were creating the personal computer revolution. A rich story of colorful individuals, Fire in the Valley profiles these unlikely revolutionaries and entrepreneurs, such as Ed Roberts of MITS, Lee Felsenstein at Processor Technology, and Jack Tramiel of Commodore, as well as Jobs and Gates in all the innocence of their formative years. This completely revised and expanded third edition brings the story to its completion, chronicling the end of the personal computer revolution and the beginning of the post-PC era. It covers the departure from the stage of major players with the deaths of Steve Jobs and Douglas Engelbart and the retirements of Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer; the shift away from the PC to the cloud and portable devices; and what the end of the PC era means for issues such as personal freedom and power, and open source vs. proprietary software.
Hardware and Software of Personal Computers
Author: Sanjay K. Bose
Publisher: New Age International
Published: 1996-07
Total Pages: 276
ISBN-13: 9788122403039
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis Book Has Been Developed As A Text For A One Semester Course On The Hardware And Software Of Personal Computers. It Will Also Be Of Interest To Practicing Engineers And Professionals Who Wish To Develop Their Own Hardware And Software For Special Pc-Based Applications. Apart From Providing All The Significant Hardware And Software Details For Ibm-Pcs And Its Close Compatibles, It Also Presents A Comprehensive Description Of How The Pc Works And The Various Functions That It Can Provide. A Large Number Of Interesting And Useful Problems Have Been Given At The End Of Each Chapter. A Set Of Objective Type Questions Has Also Been Provided To Allow The Reader To Review His/Her Understanding Of The Material In The Text.This Book Has Been Developed As A Text For A One Semester Course On The Hardware And Software Of Personal Computers. It Will Also Be Of Interest To Practicing Engineers And Professionals Who Wish To Develop Their Own Hardware And Software For Special Pc-Based Applications. Apart From Providing All The Significant Hardware And Software Details For Ibm-Pcs And Its Close Compatibles, It Also Presents A Comprehensive Description Of How The Pc Works And The Various Functions That It Can Provide. A Large Number Of Interesting And Useful Problems Have Been Given At The End Of Each Chapter. A Set Of Objective Type Questions Has Also Been Provided To Allow The Reader To Review His/Her Understanding Of The Material In The Text.
Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and the Personal Computer
Author: Donald B. Lemke
Publisher: Capstone
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 38
ISBN-13: 9780736896504
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"In graphic novel format, tells the story of how Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak developed the personal computer"--Provided by publisher.
Personal Computer Secrets?
Author: Bob O'Donnell
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 1999-06-29
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780764531330
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIf you really want to take advantage of everything your PC has to offer, then you need this book. For the first time, well-known TV and radio host Bob O'Donnell shares his most powerful PC secrets in a fun-to-read, one-stop reference. From Windows 95/98/2000 tips to networking to digital photography, this all-encompassing guide opens up new PC horizons and helps you do more in less time.
