Too soon to tell : essays for the end of the computer revolution / / David Alan Grier |
Autore | Grier David Alan <1955-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, New Jersey : $bWiley, , c2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (254 p.) |
Disciplina | 303.4834 |
Collana | Perspectives |
Soggetto topico |
Computers in literature
Computers - History Literature and technology |
ISBN |
1-282-13708-5
9786612137082 0-470-42240-8 0-470-42239-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Preface: To Have Been Young in that Hour. -- Section I: The Computer Era (1946-1973). -- Out of Position. -- Seymour Cray's Cat. -- Songs of Comfort and Joy. -- Life on the Frontier. -- Museum Pieces. -- The Curve of Innovation. -- Public Image. -- The Enduring Myth of Hardware. -- Choosing Our Way. -- Friend of the Band. -- Family Portrait. -- Section II: The Age of Information (1974-1987). -- Coming of Age. -- Riding with Bohannon. -- The Language of Bad Love. -- Common Knowledge. -- Conflict-Free Memories. -- On the Right Side of the Road. -- Fork in the Path. -- The Best Deal in Town. -- Crossing the Divide. -- Auditions. -- Annie and the Boys. -- Mergers and Divestitures. -- Old Bottles. -- Section III: The Days of Cyberspace: (1986-2007). -- Alley Life. -- On the Camino Real. -- Dirty Electricity. -- Because We Were Different. -- A Winter of Hope and a Spring of Despair. -- Coming into the Country. -- Outposts. -- The Captured Imagination. -- Shutdown. -- Force of Nature. -- Ever Onward! Thanks for Asking! -- Emailing from Armenia. -- The Boundaries of Time. -- Counting Beans. -- The Eyes of the World. -- The Lay of the Land. -- Circle of Light. -- Beyond the Horizon. -- Epilogue: Indicator Lamps. -- Disclaimers, References and Notes. -- Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910145952703321 |
Grier David Alan <1955-> | ||
Hoboken, New Jersey : $bWiley, , c2009 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Too soon to tell : essays for the end of the computer revolution / / David Alan Grier |
Autore | Grier David Alan <1955-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, New Jersey : $bWiley, , c2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (254 p.) |
Disciplina | 303.4834 |
Collana | Perspectives |
Soggetto topico |
Computers in literature
Computers - History Literature and technology |
ISBN |
1-282-13708-5
9786612137082 0-470-42240-8 0-470-42239-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Preface: To Have Been Young in that Hour. -- Section I: The Computer Era (1946-1973). -- Out of Position. -- Seymour Cray's Cat. -- Songs of Comfort and Joy. -- Life on the Frontier. -- Museum Pieces. -- The Curve of Innovation. -- Public Image. -- The Enduring Myth of Hardware. -- Choosing Our Way. -- Friend of the Band. -- Family Portrait. -- Section II: The Age of Information (1974-1987). -- Coming of Age. -- Riding with Bohannon. -- The Language of Bad Love. -- Common Knowledge. -- Conflict-Free Memories. -- On the Right Side of the Road. -- Fork in the Path. -- The Best Deal in Town. -- Crossing the Divide. -- Auditions. -- Annie and the Boys. -- Mergers and Divestitures. -- Old Bottles. -- Section III: The Days of Cyberspace: (1986-2007). -- Alley Life. -- On the Camino Real. -- Dirty Electricity. -- Because We Were Different. -- A Winter of Hope and a Spring of Despair. -- Coming into the Country. -- Outposts. -- The Captured Imagination. -- Shutdown. -- Force of Nature. -- Ever Onward! Thanks for Asking! -- Emailing from Armenia. -- The Boundaries of Time. -- Counting Beans. -- The Eyes of the World. -- The Lay of the Land. -- Circle of Light. -- Beyond the Horizon. -- Epilogue: Indicator Lamps. -- Disclaimers, References and Notes. -- Index. |
Record Nr. | UNISA-996198314103316 |
Grier David Alan <1955-> | ||
Hoboken, New Jersey : $bWiley, , c2009 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Too soon to tell : essays for the end of the computer revolution / / David Alan Grier |
Autore | Grier David Alan <1955-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, New Jersey : $bWiley, , c2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (254 p.) |
Disciplina | 303.4834 |
Collana | Perspectives |
Soggetto topico |
Computers in literature
Computers - History Literature and technology |
ISBN |
1-282-13708-5
9786612137082 0-470-42240-8 0-470-42239-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Preface: To Have Been Young in that Hour. -- Section I: The Computer Era (1946-1973). -- Out of Position. -- Seymour Cray's Cat. -- Songs of Comfort and Joy. -- Life on the Frontier. -- Museum Pieces. -- The Curve of Innovation. -- Public Image. -- The Enduring Myth of Hardware. -- Choosing Our Way. -- Friend of the Band. -- Family Portrait. -- Section II: The Age of Information (1974-1987). -- Coming of Age. -- Riding with Bohannon. -- The Language of Bad Love. -- Common Knowledge. -- Conflict-Free Memories. -- On the Right Side of the Road. -- Fork in the Path. -- The Best Deal in Town. -- Crossing the Divide. -- Auditions. -- Annie and the Boys. -- Mergers and Divestitures. -- Old Bottles. -- Section III: The Days of Cyberspace: (1986-2007). -- Alley Life. -- On the Camino Real. -- Dirty Electricity. -- Because We Were Different. -- A Winter of Hope and a Spring of Despair. -- Coming into the Country. -- Outposts. -- The Captured Imagination. -- Shutdown. -- Force of Nature. -- Ever Onward! Thanks for Asking! -- Emailing from Armenia. -- The Boundaries of Time. -- Counting Beans. -- The Eyes of the World. -- The Lay of the Land. -- Circle of Light. -- Beyond the Horizon. -- Epilogue: Indicator Lamps. -- Disclaimers, References and Notes. -- Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910830176103321 |
Grier David Alan <1955-> | ||
Hoboken, New Jersey : $bWiley, , c2009 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Transforming computer technology [[electronic resource] ] : information processing for the Pentagon, 1962-1986 / / Arthur L. Norberg and Judy E. O'Neill ; with contributions by Kerry J. Freedman |
Autore | Norberg Arthur L (Arthur Lawrence), <1938-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 1996 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiv, 360 p. ) : ill., maps ; |
Disciplina | 004/.079 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
O'NeillJudy E (Judy Elizabeth)
FreedmanKerry J |
Collana |
Johns Hopkins studies in the history of technology Transforming computer technology
Johns Hopkins studies in the history of technology |
Soggetto topico |
Computers - History
Military art and science - Data processing - History Military art and science - History - Data processing Engineering & Applied Sciences Computer Science |
ISBN | 0-8018-5152-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNISA-996247884803316 |
Norberg Arthur L (Arthur Lawrence), <1938-> | ||
Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 1996 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Understanding Information History [[electronic resource] ] : The Case of America in 1920 / / by William Aspray |
Autore | Aspray William |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2024.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2024 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (109 pages) |
Disciplina | 004.09 |
Collana | SpringerBriefs in History of Computing |
Soggetto topico |
Computers - History
United States - History Technology - Sociological aspects Information technology Consumer behavior History of Computing US History Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Consumer Behavior |
ISBN | 3-031-44134-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 1. America in 1920: The Traditional Account -- 2. Altering the Traditional Account to Give Greater Attention to Information History -- 3. Consumer Technologies, Modernity, and Information Issues -- Information Institutions and Industries -- 4. What is Information History and How Do We Study It?. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910766898203321 |
Aspray William | ||
Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2024 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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