A History of Modern Computing, 2nd Edition Download

Author: Paul Cruzi
Edition: second edition
Binding: Kindle Edition
ISBN: B003VPWY2I

A History of Modern Computing, 2nd Edition (History of Computing)

This engaging history covers modern computing from the development of the first electronic digital computer through the dot-com crash. Download A History of Modern Computing, 2nd Edition (History of Computing) from rapidshare, mediafire, 4shared. The author concentrates on five key moments of transition: the transformation of the computer in the late 1940s from a specialized scientific instrument to a commercial product; the emergence of small systems in the late 1960s; the beginning of personal computing in the 1970s; the spread of networking after 1985; and, in a chapter written for this edition, the period 1995-2001. The new material focuses on the Microsoft antitrust suit, the rise and fall of the dot-coms, and the advent of open source software, particularly Linux.Within the chronological narrative, the book traces several overlapping threads: the Search and find a lot of computer books in many category availabe for free download.

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