From Mainframes to Smartphones - A History of the International Computer Industry

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.

About the author

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

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Martin Campbell-Kelly, Martin Garcia-Swartz Campbell-Kelly, Campbell-Kelly Martin, Daniel D Garcia-Swartz, Daniel D. Garcia-Swartz
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 08.06.2015
• EAN: 9780674729063
• ISBN: 978-0-674-72906-3
• No. of pages: 248
• Series: Critical Issues in Business Hi; Critical Issues in Business Hi
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > IT, data processing > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; 21st Century, Information technology industries, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period)