On 2009-09-28 Karl J. Hanson, wrote: Our memories are short. We take for granted the Internet, emails and blogs - but these things are still quite new. So much of what we read today about computer technology is slanted in the form of hype, written by journalists and company advertisers. I really enjoyed this book, because it is history book, giving a proper perspective of the development of computers and the industry as a whole.
What is particularly interesting is how the driving force behind computer innovations has changed. Originally, computers were invented as a means to solve ballistics equations. Then IBM took control of the industry changing the driving force into business applications. Today, a significant portion of computer usage is for communication and entertainment purposes.
I highly recommend this book, because it gives the reader a proper perspective of where all this stuff came from. Today we look back with 20/20 vision, as though the inventors of computers had a clear plan - but that wasn´t the case. Computers evolved, based on many tried and failed attempts.
. And summed up by saying Seeing the Forest Thru the Trees. Currently Computer: A History of the Information Machine (The Sloan Technology Series) has an overall rating of 8 over 10.
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