Campbell-Kelly, Martin,  1945- <br/><br/>
From mainframes to smartphones :  a history of the international computer industry / 
Martin Campbell-Kelly and Daniel D. Garcia-Swartz. 
 - vi, 240 pages :  illustrations;  25 cm 
 - Critical issues in business history  .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>pt. I. Origins of the computer industry, 1950-1965 : The mainframe computer industry ; Product differentiation, software, and services ; The international computer industry<br/>pt. II. The impact of IBM's system/360, 1965-1980 : IBM's system/360 in the American market ; IBM's system/370 in the American market ; International reactions to system/360 and system/370<br/>pt. III. The rise of the personal computer, 1980-1995 : Microcomputers and personal computers in the American market ; Beyond personal computers in the American market ; International developments<br/>pt. IV. The internet era, 1995-2010 : Software and services ; Computer hardware ; Globalization 
<br/><br/> "The aim of this book is to provide a compact and up-to-date business and economic history of the computer industry. The reader we have in mind is someone who wants to make a "quick study" of the computer industry ... In our quest for brevity, we have assumed that our readers are themselves information-technology users and are familiar with the everyday vocabulary of computing (such as "operating systems," "disk drives," and "broadband"), and that they are aware of recent gadgetry such as tablet computers and smartphones"--Page 1 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780674729063 (alk. paper) 0674729064 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2014039385 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Computer industry--History.<br/>Industria de programas para computadores--Historia<br/>Computer industry--History.--United States
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HD 9696.2  / C192f 2015 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>338.4/7004