On the Edge: The Spectacular Rise And Fall of Commodore - Brossura

Bagnall, Brian

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0973864907 ISBN 13: 9780973864908

Casa editrice: Variant Pr, 2006

Riassunto

Filled with first-hand accounts of ambition, greed, and inspired engineering, this history of the personal computer revolution takes readers inside the cutthroat world of Commodore. Before Apple, IBM, or Dell, Commodore was the first computer maker to market its machines to the public, selling an estimated 22 million Commodore 64s. These halcyon days were tumultuous, however, owing to the expectations and unsparing tactics of founder Jack Tramiel. Engineers and managers with the company between 1976 and 1994 share their experiences of the groundbreaking moments, soaring business highs, and stunning employee turnover that came along with being on top of the PC world in the early days.

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L'autore:

Brian Bagnall is the author of Core Lego Mindstorms Programming and Maximum Lego NXT. He is a Sun-certified Java programmer who has worked for IBM and AT&T, and a frequent contributor to Old-Computers.com, an online museum dedicated to preserving computer history. He lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Contenuti:

MOS technology The acuisition The PET Releasing the PET The Trinity Business is war The Colour computers The VIC 20 Computers for the masses The race to a million Tn secret project The Commodore 64 Selling the revolution Commodore mania TED Dismissing the founder The sequel Brawling for the C128 The saviour of Commodore The Amiga Dropping the ball The new Amigas A radical new direction The fall of Commodore

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Variant Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0973864907
• ISBN 13: 9780973864908
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 561