When Computing Got Personal

A History of the Desktop Computer

By: Matt Nicholson

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Paperback | 6 February 2014

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304 Pages

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This is the story of how a handful of geeks and mavericks dragged the computer out of corporate back rooms and laboratories and into our living rooms and offices. It is a tale not only of extraordinary innovation and vision but also of cunning business deals, boardroom tantrums and acrimonious lawsuits. Matt Nicholson has been a computer journalist since 1983 and has edited a number of popular newsstand magazines, including PC Plus and What Micro.

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"a very satisfying read" - Andrew Binstock, Editor in Chief, Dr. Dobb's "I have read numerous books on the history of personal computing and rate this one highly." - Tim Anderson, ITWriting "I enjoyed this book; it has obviously been extremely well researched, and is well written and takes a coherent route through the history." - Kay Ewbank, I Programmer "Matt Nicholson ... was in a position to observe all this first-hand." - Wendy M Grossman, ZDNet "highly recommended for anyone with an interest in computing history" - Jason Slater, Technology News

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