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The Road Ahead by Bill Gates, Nathan Myhrvold, Peter Rinearson · Booklabria

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First published: 1995
Editions: 21 in 5 languages

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Bill Gates' 1995 analysis of the impact of information and computer technology on society and predictions about the future. Includes a great overview of ancient counting machines to mainframe big-iron to the dramatic changes of personal computing. Talks about the early years of Microsoft, Apple and Steve Jobs, DEC and Compaq, IBM and IBM compatibles. In addition, the importance of software and its complexity, power, and cost of production.

Subjects: Readers
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Geschichte
Technological innovations
Computer networks
Information technology
Set in: United States
États-Unis

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21 in 5 languages

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