Author: Kenneth Flamm Publisher: Brookings Institution Press ISBN: 9780815707219 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 306
Book Description
The development of the first electronic digital computers in the 1940s signaled the beginning of a new and distinctive type of industry—an industry marked by competition through innovation, and by the large percentage of revenues spent on research and development. Written as a companion volume to Targeting the Computer: Government Support and International Competition, this comprehensive volume provides a new understanding to the complex forces that have shaped the computer industry during the past four decades. Kenneth Flamm identifies the origins of technologies important to the creation of computers and traces the roots of individual technologies to the specific research groups and programs responsible for major advances. He evaluates the impact of these innovations on industrial competition and argues that the emergence of specialization and product differentiation in the 1950s and the compatibility and standards in the mid-1960s were key factors defining this competition. Flamm also identifies the various market strategies adopted in later decades to challenge an industry leader, strategies linked to the entry and exit of individual firms. In addition to the effects of technology and internal industry developments, international competition and national policies on technology, trade, and investment shaped the evolution of this new industry. Flamm documents the role of government support for technology in the United States, Western Europe, and Japan and describes the critical technological and economic links between national and international markets. Finally, he links these strategies, technological trends, and national policies to one another and shows how they continue to influence current developments in the computer industry.
Author: Richard Whipple Publisher: ISBN: 9781071252291 Category : Languages : en Pages : 220
Book Description
In this book, I begin with first principles (AND, OR, and NOT logic) and carry out a basic computer design finishing with a working computer using a Field Programmable Gate Array. A knowledge of computer science or electronics is not needed to follow along. Each step will rely on supplied information and simple reasoning. Whether novice or computer professional, knowing how a computer works allows you to take full advantage of its capabilities.
Author: Jeff Heaton Publisher: Heaton Research, Inc. ISBN: 0977320626 Category : Computers Languages : en Pages : 214
Book Description
Building a computer system lets users get exactly the computer system that they need. This book takes them through all of the steps to create a powerful computer system. Includes 120+ photographs to guide readers through the process. (Computer Books)
Author: Harry R. Lewis Publisher: MIT Press ISBN: 026236221X Category : Computers Languages : en Pages : 518
Book Description
Classic papers by thinkers ranging from from Aristotle and Leibniz to Norbert Wiener and Gordon Moore that chart the evolution of computer science. Ideas That Created the Future collects forty-six classic papers in computer science that map the evolution of the field. It covers all aspects of computer science: theory and practice, architectures and algorithms, and logic and software systems, with an emphasis on the period of 1936-1980 but also including important early work. Offering papers by thinkers ranging from Aristotle and Leibniz to Alan Turing and Nobert Wiener, the book documents the discoveries and inventions that created today's digital world. Each paper is accompanied by a brief essay by Harry Lewis, the volume's editor, offering historical and intellectual context.
Author: Kyle MacRae Publisher: Haynes Manuals ISBN: 9781844259298 Category : Microcomputers Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
Explores the processors, memory, storage options and operating systems. This title discovers what you need for Windows Vista and Windows 7. It focuses on the practical with plain English descriptions of what to get, where to get it at the best price and how to put it together.
Author: Max Wainewright Publisher: How to Code: A Step by Step Gu ISBN: 168297166X Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 42
Book Description
This resource offers more than 20 amazing projects to design, animate, and create digitally, from birthday cards to 3D cities and more. With five chapters covering bitmap painting, vector graphics, photo-editing, animations, and 3D drawing, you will be a super-designer by the end of the book!
Author: John Gower Publisher: How to Build a Computer ISBN: 9781463664060 Category : Computers Languages : en Pages : 72
Book Description
Have you ever wanted to know how to build a computer yourself? Well my book, How to Build a Computer (For Beginners) has everything you need to know on what to do. Also it teaches you on how to budget yourself on computer part buying. It also has step by step instructions on how to build a computer from scratch. It can help you save money, have fun and give you knowledge about computers if your just learning for the first time. It is very easy to read. Visit my website at http: //www.jghitech.com THIS BOOK IS A RARE EDITION
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