Dedication v
Preface to the Second Edition ix
Acknowledgments xiii
Introduction: Defining ‘‘Computer’’ 1
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The Advent of Commercial Computing, 1945–1956 13
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Computing Comes of Age, 1956–1964 47
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The Early History of Software, 1952–1968 79
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From Mainframe to Minicomputer, 1959–1969 109
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The ‘‘Go-Go’’ Years and the System/360, 1961–1975 143
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The Chip and Its Impact, 1965–1975 177
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The Personal Computer, 1972–1977 2078
Augmenting Human Intellect, 1975–1985 243
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Workstations, UNIX, and the Net, 1981–1995 281
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‘‘Internet Time,’’ 1995–2001 307
Conclusion: The Digitization of the World Picture 345
Notes 351
Bibliography 415
Index 431