The Road Ahead
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The Road Ahead
by Bill Gates
- 6 Ratings
- 101 Want to read
- 7 Currently reading
- 3 Have read
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The Road Ahead
by Bill Gates
- 6 Ratings
- 101 Want to read
- 7 Currently reading
- 3 Have read
Previews available in: English Chinese
Bill Gates' 1995 analysis of the impact of information and computer technology on society and predictions about the future. Includes a great overview of ancient counting machines to mainframe big-iron to the dramatic changes of personal computing. Talks about the early years of Microsoft, Apple and Steve Jobs, DEC and Compaq, IBM and IBM compatibles. In addition, the importance of software and its complexity, power, and cost of production.
Subjects
Information superhighway, Computer networks, Information technology, Computer industry, Telecommunication, Information superhighway -- United States, Large type books, Autobiografie, Computerindustrie, Geschichte, Technischer Fortschritt, Informationstechnik, DatenautobahnPlaces
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The road ahead
1996, Penguin Books
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Yong bao wei lai: "zi xun gao su gong lu" wei lai xin lan tu
1996, Yuan liu chu ban gong si
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Table of Contents
| Acknowledgments | ||
| Foreword | ||
| 1. A revolution begins | 1 | |
| 2. The beginning of the information age | 20 | |
| 3. Lessons from the computer industry | 35 | |
| 4. Applications and appliances | 65 | |
| 5. Paths to the highway | 89 | |
| 6. The content revolution | 112 | |
| 7. Implications for business | 135 | |
| 8. Friction-free capitalism | 157 | |
| 9. Eduction: The best investment | 184 | |
| 10. Plugged in at home | 205 | |
| 11. Race for the gold | 227 | |
| 12. Critical issues | 250 | |
| Afterword | ||
| Index |
Edition Notes
Includes index.
System requirements for accompanying computer disc: Microsoft Windows.
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